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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

SE-RES-3 Classification Salary

Scientific Research — SE-RES-3. Scientific Research.

2026 salary range
$107,117$145,166
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$107,117$8,926$51
2$111,343$9,279$54
3$115,571$9,631$56
4$119,795$9,983$58
5$124,023$10,335$60
6$128,257$10,688$62
7$132,483$11,040$64
8$136,712$11,393$66
9$140,939$11,745$68
10$145,166$12,097$70
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-3 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-3 make in the Canada federal government?

A SE-RES-3 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $107,117 and $145,166 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-3 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.