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SO-INS-01 salary

SO-INS-01 (Ships’ Officers Group) pays $112,172 to $147,609 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since April 1, 2025.

First step
$112,172
Top step
$147,609
Steps
8
In effect since
April 1, 2025

Rates in effect, April 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$112,172
Step 2$116,661
Step 3$121,323
Step 4$126,177
Step 5$131,221
Step 6$136,478
Step 7$141,934
Step 8$147,609

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2017$116,479
Apr 2018$119,740
Apr 2019$122,374
Apr 2020$124,210
Apr 2021$126,073
Apr 2022$132,117
Apr 2023$136,081
Dec 2023$141,524
Apr 2024$144,715
Apr 2025$147,609

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
$) April 1, 201788,51692,05795,73599,566103,547107,694112,000116,479
A) April 1, 201890,99494,63598,416102,354106,446110,709115,136119,740
B) April 1, 201992,99696,717100,581104,606108,788113,145117,669122,374
C) April 1, 202094,39198,168102,090106,175110,420114,842119,434124,210
D) April 1, 202195,80799,641103,621107,768112,076116,565121,226126,073
E) April 1, 202299,160103,128107,248111,540115,999120,645125,469130,486
W) April 1, 2022 – wage adjustment100,400104,417108,589112,934117,449122,153127,037132,117
F) April 1, 2023103,412107,550111,847116,322120,972125,818130,848136,081
X) December 21, 2023 – market adjustment107,548111,852116,321120,975125,811130,851136,082141,524
G) April 1, 2024109,699114,089118,647123,395128,327133,468138,804144,354
Y) April 1, 2024 – wage adjustment109,973114,374118,944123,703128,648133,802139,151144,715
Z) April 1, 2025112,172116,661121,323126,177131,221136,478141,934147,609

Other levels: SO: Ships’ Officers Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SO-INS-01 make?

$112,172 to $147,609 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since April 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did SO-INS-01 pay last change?

April 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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