Public Salaries
Federal public service pay

PS-02 salary

PS-02 (Psychology Group) pays $86,527 to $104,870 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$86,527
Top step
$104,870
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$86,527
Step 2$90,187
Step 3$93,864
Step 4$97,525
Step 5$101,199
Step 6$104,870

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$85,266
Oct 2022$89,353
Oct 2023$92,034
Oct 2024$102,814
Oct 2025$104,870

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, 202170,35173,32876,31879,29482,28185,266
A) October 1, 202272,81375,89478,98982,06985,16188,250
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment73,72376,84379,97683,09586,22689,353
B) October 1, 202375,93579,14882,37585,58888,81392,034
C) October 1, 202477,45480,73184,02387,30090,58993,875
Y) October 1, 2024 – market adjustment84,61888,19991,79595,37598,968102,558
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment84,83088,41992,02495,61399,215102,814
D) October 1, 202586,52790,18793,86497,525101,199104,870

Other levels: PS: Psychology Group

Questions and answers

How much does a PS-02 make?

$86,527 to $104,870 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 PS-02 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.