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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

ED-EST-L3 Classification Salary

Education — ED-EST-L3. Education.

2026 salary range
$69,627$99,716
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$69,627$5,802$33
2$73,388$6,116$35
3$77,145$6,429$37
4$80,914$6,743$39
5$84,672$7,056$41
6$88,431$7,369$43
7$92,193$7,683$44
8$95,953$7,996$46
9$99,716$8,310$48
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Beyond base: annual adjustments

Base tables understate real take-home. Canada federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the ED-EST-L3 base shown above.

Conditional adjustmentFormulaIf applied (min)If applied (max)
Bilingual bonus
CA$800/year for employees in bilingual-imperative positions who maintain required French/English proficiency. Not automatic — role-dependent.
$800 flat+$800+$800

Frequently asked

How much does a ED-EST-L3 make in the Canada federal government?

A ED-EST-L3 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $69,627 and $99,716 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the ED-EST-L3 classification the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) at https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/coll_agre/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) · Last verified 2026-04-17.