CAF-CPL Classification Salary
Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category). Source: DND CAF Regular Force pay schedule, effective April 1, 2025.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step | Phase / Padrão | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category) | $82,296 | $6,858 | $40 |
| 2 | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category) | $83,736 | $6,978 | $40 |
| 3 | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category) | $85,140 | $7,095 | $41 |
| 4 | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category) | $86,556 | $7,213 | $42 |
| 5 | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class (Standard category) | $88,044 | $7,337 | $42 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Canada federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the CAF-CPL base shown above.
| Conditional adjustment | Formula | If 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
A CAF-CPL in the Canada federal civil service earns between $82,296 and $88,044 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).
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.
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.