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SPS-ESS-06 salary

SPS-ESS-06 (SPS-ESS Group) pays $113,278 to $131,375 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since June 22, 2025.

First step
$113,278
Top step
$131,375
Steps
5
In effect since
June 22, 2025

Rates in effect, June 22, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Economics and Social Science Services (EC)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$113,278
Step 2$117,248
Step 3$121,465
Step 4$126,991
Step 5$131,375

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Jun 2021$116,116
Jun 2022$121,682
Jun 2023$125,959
Jun 2024$128,799
Jun 2025$131,375

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 5
$) June 22, 2021100,121103,629107,357112,241116,116
A) June 22, 2022103,625107,256111,114116169120,180
X) June 22, 2022 – Wage Adjustment104,920108,597112,503117,621121,682
B) June 22, 2023108,068111,855115,878121,150125,332
Y) June 22, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment108,608112,414116,457121,756125,959
C) June 22, 2024110,780114,662118,786124,191128,478
Z) June 22, 2024 – Wage Adjustment111,057114,949119,083124,501128,799
D) June 22, 2025113,278117,248121,465126,991131,375

Other levels: SPS-ESS Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SPS-ESS-06 make?

$113,278 to $131,375 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since June 22, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did SPS-ESS-06 pay last change?

June 22, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Economics and Social Science Services (EC)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.