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MA-03 salary

MA-03 (Mathematics) pays $83,791 to $98,715 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$83,791
Top step
$98,715
Steps
6
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Research (RE)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$83,791
Step 2$86,684
Step 3$89,578
Step 4$92,497
Step 5$95,421
Step 6$98,715

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$87,248
Oct 2022$91,431
Oct 2023$94,645
Oct 2024$96,779
Oct 2025$98,715

Every rate in the agreement

As published, in the order the agreement lists them; a code such as A) or X) is the agreement’s own.

EffectiveStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6
$) October 1, 202174,05876,61579,17481,75384,33887,248
A) October 1, 202276,65079,29781,94584,61487,29090,302
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment77,60880,28882,96985,67288,38191,431
B) October 1, 202379,93682,69785,45888,24291,03294,174
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment80,33683,11085,88588,68391,48794,645
C) October 1, 202481,94384,77287,60390,45793,31796,538
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment82,14884,98487,82290,68393,55096,779
D) October 1, 202583,79186,68489,57892,49795,42198,715

Other levels: MA: Mathematics

Questions and answers

How much does an MA-03 make?

$83,791 to $98,715 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did MA-03 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Research (RE)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.