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SE-RES-05 salary

SE-RES-05 (Scientific Research) pays $140,460 to $176,445 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$140,460
Top step
$176,445
Steps
8
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$140,460
Step 2$145,600
Step 3$150,743
Step 4$155,879
Step 5$161,022
Step 6$166,160
Step 7$171,306
Step 8$176,445

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$155,950
Oct 2022$163,426
Oct 2023$169,171
Oct 2024$172,985
Oct 2025$176,445

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 8
$) October 1, 2021124,146128,687133,232137,774142,319146,860151,408155,950
A) October 1, 2022128,491133,191137,895142,596147,300152,000156,707161,408
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment130,097134,856139,619144,378149,141153,900158,666163,426
B) October 1, 2023134,000138,902143,808148,709153,615158,517163,426168,329
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment134,670139,597144,527149,453154,383159,310164,243169,171
C) October 1, 2024137,363142,389147,418152,442157,471162,496167,528172,554
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment137,706142,745147,787152,823157,865162,902167,947172,985
D) October 1, 2025140,460145,600150,743155,879161,022166,160171,306176,445

Other levels: SE: Scientific Research

Questions and answers

How much does an SE-RES-05 make?

$140,460 to $176,445 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-05 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.