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RO-04 salary

RO-04 (Radio Operations Group) pays $70,178 to $95,391 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since May 1, 2025.

First step
$70,178
Top step
$95,391
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$70,178
Step 2$74,486
Step 3$78,798
Step 4$83,105
Step 5$87,412
Step 6$91,722
Step 7$95,391

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
May 2021$82,469
May 2022$85,796
May 2023$87,941
May 2024$93,521
May 2025$95,391

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, 202163,09866,97170,84874,72078,59482,469N/A
A) May 1, 202264,83368,81372,79676,77580,75584,737N/A
X) May 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment65,64369,67373,70677,73581,76485,796N/A
B) May 1, 202367,28471,41575,54979,67883,80887,941N/A
Y) – New Step 767,28471,41575,54979,67883,80887,94191,459
C) May 1, 202468,63072,84377,06081,27285,48489,70093,288
Z) May 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment68,80273,02577,25381,47585,69889,92493,521
D) May 1, 202570,17874,48678,79883,10587,41291,72295,391

Other levels: RO: Radio Operations Group

Questions and answers

How much does an RO-04 make?

$70,178 to $95,391 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-04 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.