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MA-05 salary

MA-05 (Mathematics) pays $117,212 to $133,095 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$117,212
Top step
$133,095
Steps
5
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$117,212
Step 2$120,484
Step 3$124,595
Step 4$128,657
Step 5$133,095

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$117,636
Oct 2022$123,275
Oct 2023$127,608
Oct 2024$130,485
Oct 2025$133,095

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 5
$) October 1, 2021103,597106,489110,123113,712117,636
A) October 1, 2022107,223110,216113,977117,692121,753
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment108,563111,594115,402119,163123,275
B) October 1, 2023111,820114,942118,864122,738126,973
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment112,379115,517119,458123,352127,608
C) October 1, 2024114,627117,827121,847125,819130,160
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment114,914118,122122,152126,134130,485
D) October 1, 2025117,212120,484124,595128,657133,095

Other levels: MA: Mathematics

Questions and answers

How much does an MA-05 make?

$117,212 to $133,095 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-05 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.