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SO-INS-02 salary

SO-INS-02 (Ships’ Officers Group) pays $121,369 to $159,702 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since April 1, 2025.

First step
$121,369
Top step
$159,702
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$121,369
Step 2$126,220
Step 3$131,270
Step 4$136,520
Step 5$141,981
Step 6$147,654
Step 7$153,564
Step 8$159,702

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2017$126,022
Apr 2018$129,551
Apr 2019$132,401
Apr 2020$134,387
Apr 2021$136,403
Apr 2022$142,942
Apr 2023$147,230
Dec 2023$153,119
Apr 2024$156,571
Apr 2025$159,702

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, 201795,77299,600103,585107,728112,037116,514121,177126,022
A) April 1, 201898,454102,389106,485110,744115,174119,776124,570129,551
B) April 1, 2019100,620104,642108,828113,180117,708122,411127,311132,401
C) April 1, 2020102,129106,212110,460114,878119,474124,247129,221134,387
D) April 1, 2021103,661107,805112,117116,601121,266126,111131,159136,403
E) April 1, 2022107,289111,578116,041120,682125,510130,525135,750141,177
W) April 1, 2022 – wage adjustment108,630112,973117,492122,191127,079132,157137,447142,942
F) April 1, 2023111,889116,362121,017125,857130,891136,122141,570147,230
X) December 21, 2023 – market adjustment116,365121,016125,858130,891136,127141,567147,233153,119
G) April 1, 2024118,692123,436128,375133,509138,850144,398150,178156,181
Y) April 1, 2024 – wage adjustment118,989123,745128,696133,843139,197144,759150,553156,571
Z) April 1, 2025121,369126,220131,270136,520141,981147,654153,564159,702

Other levels: SO: Ships’ Officers Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SO-INS-02 make?

$121,369 to $159,702 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-02 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.