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PH-03 salary

PH-03 (Pharmacy Group) pays $123,070 to $148,657 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$123,070
Top step
$148,657
Steps
6
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$123,070
Step 2$127,996
Step 3$133,114
Step 4$138,232
Step 5$143,353
Step 6$148,657

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$126,702
Oct 2022$132,776
Oct 2023$137,443
Oct 2024$140,542
Oct 2025$148,657

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, 2021108,775113,128117,652122,176126,702N/A
A) October 1, 2022112,582117,087121,770126,452131,137N/A
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment113,989118,551123,292128,033132,776N/A
B) October 1, 2023117,409122,108126,991131,874136,759N/A
Y) October 1, 2023 – pay line adjustment117,996122,719127,626132,533137,443N/A
C) October 1, 2024120,356125,173130,179135,184140,192N/A
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment120,657125,486130,504135,522140,542N/A
R) – Within 180 days of signing - restructure120,657125,486130,504135,522140,542145,742
D) October 1, 2025123,070127,996133,114138,232143,353148,657

Other levels: PH: Pharmacy Group

Questions and answers

How much does a PH-03 make?

$123,070 to $148,657 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 PH-03 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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