Public Salaries
Federal public service pay

RO-00 salary

RO-00 (Radio Operations Group) pays $34,543 to $39,461 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since May 1, 2025.

First step
$34,543
Top step
$39,461
Steps
7
In effect since
May 1, 2025

Rates in effect, May 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$34,543
Step 2$35,237
Step 3$35,933
Step 4$36,602
Step 5$37,274
Step 6$37,944
Step 7$39,461

Top step over time

Show as a table
EffectiveTop step
May 2021$34,116
May 2022$35,492
May 2023$36,379
May 2024$38,687
May 2025$39,461

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 6Step 7
$) May 1, 202131,05931,68232,30832,90933,51334,116N/A
A) May 1, 202231,91332,55333,19633,81434,43535,054N/A
X) May 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment32,31232,96033,61134,23734,86535,492N/A
B) May 1, 202333,12033,78434,45135,09335,73736,379N/A
Y) – New Step 733,12033,78434,45135,09335,73736,37937,834
C) May 1, 202433,78234,46035,14035,79536,45237,10738,591
Z) May 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment33,86634,54635,22835,88436,54337,20038,687
D) May 1, 202534,54335,23735,93336,60237,27437,94439,461

Other levels: RO: Radio Operations Group

Questions and answers

How much does an RO-00 make?

$34,543 to $39,461 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since May 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did RO-00 pay last change?

May 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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