Appendix C – Living Cost Differential

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Effective Date: August 1, 2025

  Salaried Employees Hourly Rate
(based on a 40 hr/week)		 Hourly Rate
(based on a 37.5 hr/week)
Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee
With
Dependants
$ per year

 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per year		 Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour
1 6,548 3,929 3.14 1.88 3.35 2.01
2 8,419 5,051 4.03 2.42 4.30 2.58
3 10,290 6,174 4.93 2.96 5.26 3.16
4 12,161 7,297 5.83 3.50 6.22 3.73
5 14,032 8,419 6.72 4.03 7.17 4.30
6 15,903 9,542 7.62 4.57 8.13 4.88
7 17,774 10,664 8.52 5.11 9.08 5.45
8 19,644 11,787 9.41 5.65 10.04 6.02
9 21,515 12,909 10.31 6.19 11.00 6.60
10 23,386 14,032 11.21 6.72 11.95 7.17
11 25,257 15,154 12.10 7.26 12.91 7.75
12 27,128 16,277 13.00 7.80 13.86 8.32
13 28,999 17,399 13.89 8.34 14.82 8.89
14 30,870 18,522 14.79 8.87 15.78 9.47
15 32,741 19,644 15.69 9.41 16.73 10.04
16 33,676 20,206 16.14 9.68 17.21 10.33

The hourly rate is determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan (e.g., 37.5 hours, 40 hours etc.).

Reduced Rates — Living Cost Differential

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See Subsection 1.8.2

Effective Date: August 1, 2025

  Salaried Employees Hourly Rate
(based on a 40 hr/week)		 Hourly Rate
(based on a 37.5 hr/week)
Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee
With
Dependants
$ per year

 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per year		 Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour		 Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour
1 4,584 2,292 2.20 1.10 2.34 1.17
2 5,893 2,947 2.82 1.41 3.01 1.51
3 7,203 3,601 3.45 1.73 3.68 1.84
4 8,513 4,256 4.08 2.04 4.35 2.18
5 9,822 4,911 4.71 2.35 5.02 2.51
6 11,132 5,566 5.33 2.67 5.69 2.84
7 12,441 6,221 5.96 2.98 6.36 3.18
8 13,751 6,876 6.59 3.29 7.03 3.51
9 15,061 7,530 7.22 3.61 7.70 3.85
10 16,370 8,185 7.84 3.92 8.37 4.18
11 17,680 8,840 8.47 4.24 9.04 4.52
12 18,990 9,495 9.10 4.55 9.71 4.85
13 20,299 10,150 9.73 4.86 10.37 5.19
14 21,609 10,804 10.35 5.18 11.04 5.52
15 22,919 11,459 10.98 5.49 11.71 5.86
16 23,573 11,787 11.30 5.65 12.05 6.02

The hourly rate is determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan (e.g., 37.5 hours, 40 hours etc.).

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