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RO-05 salary

RO-05 (Radio Operations Group) pays $75,938 to $103,515 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since May 1, 2025.

First step
$75,938
Top step
$103,515
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$75,938
Step 2$80,657
Step 3$85,374
Step 4$90,094
Step 5$94,811
Step 6$99,534
Step 7$103,515

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
May 2021$89,492
May 2022$93,102
May 2023$95,430
May 2024$101,485
May 2025$103,515

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, 202168,27672,52076,76181,00485,24689,492N/A
A) May 1, 202270,15474,51478,87283,23287,59091,953N/A
X) May 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment71,03175,44579,85884,27288,68593,102N/A
B) May 1, 202372,80777,33181,85486,37990,90295,430N/A
Y) – New Step 772,80777,33181,85486,37990,90295,43099,247
C) May 1, 202474,26378,87883,49188,10792,72097,339101,232
Z) May 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment74,44979,07583,70088,32792,95297,582101,485
D) May 1, 202575,93880,65785,37490,09494,81199,534103,515

Other levels: RO: Radio Operations Group

Questions and answers

How much does an RO-05 make?

$75,938 to $103,515 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-05 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.