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RO-03 salary

RO-03 (Radio Operations Group) pays $64,944 to $88,010 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since May 1, 2025.

First step
$64,944
Top step
$88,010
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$64,944
Step 2$68,883
Step 3$72,820
Step 4$76,753
Step 5$80,689
Step 6$84,625
Step 7$88,010

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
May 2021$76,088
May 2022$79,157
May 2023$81,136
May 2024$86,284
May 2025$88,010

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, 202158,39261,93465,47369,00972,54976,088N/A
A) May 1, 202259,99863,63767,27470,90774,54478,180N/A
X) May 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment60,74864,43268,11571,79375,47679,157N/A
B) May 1, 202362,26766,04369,81873,58877,36381,136N/A
Y) – New Step 762,26766,04369,81873,58877,36381,13684,381
C) May 1, 202463,51267,36471,21475,06078,91082,75986,069
Z) May 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment63,67167,53271,39275,24879,10782,96686,284
D) May 1, 202564,94468,88372,82076,75380,68984,62588,010

Other levels: RO: Radio Operations Group

Questions and answers

How much does an RO-03 make?

$64,944 to $88,010 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-03 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.