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SE-REM-02 salary

SE-REM-02 (Scientific Research) pays $128,830 to $163,780 a year in 9 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$128,830
Top step
$163,780
Steps
9
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$128,830
Step 2$133,195
Step 3$137,567
Step 4$141,939
Step 5$146,309
Step 6$150,675
Step 7$155,042
Step 8$159,411
Step 9$163,780

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$144,757
Oct 2022$151,696
Oct 2023$157,028
Oct 2024$160,569
Oct 2025$163,780

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 7Step 8Step 9
$) October 1, 2021113,866117,724121,588125,452129,314133,174137,033140,895144,757
A) October 1, 2022117,851121,844125,844129,843133,840137,835141,829145,826149,823
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment119,324123,367127,417131,466135,513139,558143,602147,649151,696
B) October 1, 2023122,904127,068131,240135,410139,578143,745147,910152,078156,247
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment123,519127,703131,896136,087140,276144,464148,650152,838157,028
C) October 1, 2024125,989130,257134,534138,809143,082147,353151,623155,895160,169
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment126,304130,583134,870139,156143,440147,721152,002156,285160,569
D) October 1, 2025128,830133,195137,567141,939146,309150,675155,042159,411163,780

Other levels: SE: Scientific Research

Questions and answers

How much does an SE-REM-02 make?

$128,830 to $163,780 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 SE-REM-02 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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