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TR-04 salary

TR-04 (TR - Translation) pays $98,895 to $126,655 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since April 19, 2025.

First step
$98,895
Top step
$126,655
Steps
8
In effect since
April 19, 2025

TR - Translation, in the “Translation (TR)”

Rates in effect, April 19, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$98,895
Step 2$102,675
Step 3$106,453
Step 4$110,235
Step 5$114,014
Step 6$117,797
Step 7$122,300
Step 8$126,655

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2021$111,944
Apr 2022$117,310
Apr 2023$121,433
Apr 2024$124,172
Apr 2025$126,655

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 19, 202187,40890,74994,08997,430100,770104,114108,096111,944
A) April 19, 202290,46793,92597,382100,840104,297107,758111,879115,862
X) April 19, 2022 – Wage adjustment91,59895,09998,599102,101105,601109,105113,277117,310
B) April 19, 202394,34697,952101,557105,164108,769112,378116,675120,829
Y) April 19, 2023 – Pay line adjustment94,81898,442102,065105,690109,313112,940117,258121,433
C) April 19, 202496,714100,411104,106107,804111,499115,199119,603123,862
Z) April 19, 2024 – Wage adjustment96,956100,662104,366108,074111,778115,487119,902124,172
D) April 19, 202598,895102,675106,453110,235114,014117,797122,300126,655

, in the “Translation (TR) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”

Rates in effect, April 19, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Translation (TR) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

RateAnnual rate
Minimum$98,895
Maximum$126,655

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2021$111,944
Apr 2022$117,310
Apr 2023$121,433
Apr 2024$124,172
Apr 2025$126,655

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.

EffectiveMinimumMaximum
$) April 19, 202187,408111,944
A) April 19, 202290,467115,862
X) April 19, 2022 – Wage Adjustment91,598117,310
B) April 19, 202394,346120,829
Y) April 19, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment94,818121,433
C) April 19, 202496,714123,862
Z) April 19, 2024 – Wage Adjustment96,956124,172
D) April 19, 202598,895126,655

Rates of pay will be adjusted within 180 days after the signing of the Translation (TR) collective agreement. Changes to rates of pay with an effective date prior to the salary adjustment date will be paid according to Appendix G, as a lump-sum payment. In particular: Year 1 (2022) increases (that is, “A” and “X”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to a 3.5% economic increase and 1.25% wage adjustment for a compounded total increase of 4.79% of April 19, 2021 , rates. Year 2 (2023) increases (that is, “B” and “Y”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to year 1 increases plus a 3.0% economic increase and a 0.5% pay line adjustment, for a compounded total increase of 8.48% of April 19, 2021 , rates.

Other levels: TR - Translation

Questions and answers

How much does a TR-04 make?

$98,895 to $126,655 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since April 19, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did TR-04 pay last change?

April 19, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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