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PS-04 salary

PS-04 (Psychology Group) pays $118,887 to $138,927 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$118,887
Top step
$138,927
Steps
5
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$118,887
Step 2$123,894
Step 3$128,907
Step 4$133,918
Step 5$138,927

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$112,957
Oct 2022$118,371
Oct 2023$121,922
Oct 2024$136,203
Oct 2025$138,927

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, 202196,661100,732104,808108,882112,957
A) October 1, 2022100,044104,258108,476112,693116,910
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment101,295105,561109,832114,102118,371
B) October 1, 2023104,334108,728113,127117,525121,922
C) October 1, 2024106,421110,903115,390119,876124,360
Y) October 1, 2024 – market adjustment116,265121,162126,064130,965135,863
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment116,556121,465126,379131,292136,203
D) October 1, 2025118,887123,894128,907133,918138,927

Other levels: PS: Psychology Group

Questions and answers

How much does a PS-04 make?

$118,887 to $138,927 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-04 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.