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SE-RES-03 salary

SE-RES-03 (Scientific Research) pays $107,117 to $145,166 a year in 10 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$107,117
Top step
$145,166
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$107,117
Step 2$111,343
Step 3$115,571
Step 4$119,795
Step 5$124,023
Step 6$128,257
Step 7$132,483
Step 8$136,712
Step 9$140,939
Step 10$145,166

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$128,304
Oct 2022$134,455
Oct 2023$139,181
Oct 2024$142,320
Oct 2025$145,166

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, 202194,67598,411102,147105,880109,617113,358117,095120,832124,567128,304
A) October 1, 202297,989101,855105,722109,586113,454117,326121,193125,061128,927132,795
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment99,214103,128107,044110,956114,872118,793122,708126,624130,539134,455
B) October 1, 2023102,190106,222110,255114,285118,318122,357126,389130,423134,455138,489
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment102,701106,753110,806114,856118,910122,969127,021131,075135,127139,181
C) October 1, 2024104,755108,888113,022117,153121,288125,428129,561133,697137,830141,965
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment105,017109,160113,305117,446121,591125,742129,885134,031138,175142,320
D) October 1, 2025107,117111,343115,571119,795124,023128,257132,483136,712140,939145,166

Other levels: SE: Scientific Research

Questions and answers

How much does an SE-RES-03 make?

$107,117 to $145,166 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-03 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.