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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

SE-RES-2 Classification Salary

Scientific Research — SE-RES-2. Scientific Research.

2026 salary range
$84,758$130,775
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$84,758$7,063$41
2$90,039$7,503$43
3$95,312$7,943$46
4$100,590$8,383$48
5$105,873$8,823$51
6$111,140$9,262$53
7$116,421$9,702$56
8$121,703$10,142$59
9$126,967$10,581$61
10$130,775$10,898$63
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 SE-RES-2 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 SE-RES-2 make in the Canada federal government?

A SE-RES-2 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $84,758 and $130,775 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the SE-RES-2 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.