PE-02 salary
PE-02 (Personnel Administration) pays $81,058 to $89,969 a year in 4 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.
Rates in effect, October 1, 2025
Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Personnel Administration (PE) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.
| Step | Annual rate |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | $81,058 |
| Step 2 | $83,912 |
| Step 3 | $86,881 |
| Step 4 | $89,969 |
Top step over time
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| Effective | Top step |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $79,519 |
| Oct 2022 | $83,331 |
| Oct 2023 | $86,260 |
| Oct 2024 | $88,205 |
| Oct 2025 | $89,969 |
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.
| Effective | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $) October 1, 2021 | 71,643 | 74,165 | 76,790 | 79,519 |
| A) October 1, 2022 | 74,151 | 76,761 | 79,478 | 82,302 |
| X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment | 75,078 | 77,721 | 80,471 | 83,331 |
| B) October 1, 2023 | 77,330 | 80,053 | 82,885 | 85,831 |
| Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment | 77,717 | 80,453 | 83,299 | 86,260 |
| C) October 1, 2024 | 79,271 | 82,062 | 84,965 | 87,985 |
| Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment | 79,469 | 82,267 | 85,177 | 88,205 |
| D) October 1, 2025 | 81,058 | 83,912 | 86,881 | 89,969 |
Rates of pay will be adjusted within 180 days of signature of the Economics and Social Science Services (EC) collective agreement. Changes to rates of pay with an effective date prior to the salary adjustment date will be paid according to Appendix J, as a lump-sum payment. In particular: Year 1 (2022) increases (that is, “A” and “X”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to a 3.5% economic increase and a 1.25% wage adjustment for a compounded total increase of 4.79% of October 1, 2021 , rates. Year 2 (2023) increases (that is, “B” and “Y”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to year 1 increases plus a 3.0% economic increase and a 0.5% pay line adjustment, for a compounded total increase of 8.48% of October 1, 2021 , rates.
Questions and answers
How much does a PE-02 make?
$81,058 to $89,969 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 PE-02 pay last change?
October 1, 2025.
Where do these rates come from?
Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Personnel Administration (PE) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.