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SE-RES-02 salary

SE-RES-02 (Scientific Research) pays $84,758 to $130,775 a year in 10 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$84,758
Top step
$130,775
Steps
10
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$84,758
Step 2$90,039
Step 3$95,312
Step 4$100,590
Step 5$105,873
Step 6$111,140
Step 7$116,421
Step 8$121,703
Step 9$126,967
Step 10$130,775

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$115,585
Oct 2022$121,125
Oct 2023$125,383
Oct 2024$128,211
Oct 2025$130,775

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 9Step 10
$) October 1, 202174,91479,58184,24188,90693,57598,231102,899107,565112,218115,585
A) October 1, 202277,53682,36687,18992,01896,850101,669106,500111,330116,146119,630
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment78,50583,39688,27993,16898,061102,940107,831112,722117,598121,125
B) October 1, 202380,86085,89890,92795,963101,003106,028111,066116,104121,126124,759
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment81,26486,32791,38296,443101,508106,558111,621116,685121,732125,383
C) October 1, 202482,88988,05493,21098,372103,538108,689113,853119,019124,167127,891
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment83,09688,27493,44398,618103,797108,961114,138119,317124,477128,211
D) October 1, 202584,75890,03995,312100,590105,873111,140116,421121,703126,967130,775

Other levels: SE: Scientific Research

Questions and answers

How much does an SE-RES-02 make?

$84,758 to $130,775 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-RES-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.