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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

ED-EST-L4 Classification Salary

Education — ED-EST-L4. Education.

2026 salary range
$78,612$114,216
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$78,612$6,551$38
2$82,566$6,881$40
3$86,519$7,210$42
4$90,474$7,540$43
5$94,429$7,869$45
6$98,388$8,199$47
7$102,341$8,528$49
8$106,299$8,858$51
9$110,259$9,188$53
10$114,216$9,518$55
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-L4 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-L4 make in the Canada federal government?

A ED-EST-L4 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $78,612 and $114,216 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-L4 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.