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Canada · Core Public Administration + Statutory Tiers · FY 2026

CAF-MWO Classification Salary

Master Warrant Officer / Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (Standard category). Source: DND CAF Regular Force pay schedule, effective April 1, 2025.

2026 salary range
$116,016$120,684
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepPhase / PadrãoAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$116,016$9,668$56
2$117,204$9,767$56
3$118,380$9,865$57
4$119,532$9,961$57
5$120,684$10,057$58
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 CAF-MWO 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 CAF-MWO make in the Canada federal government?

A CAF-MWO in the Canada federal civil service earns between $116,016 and $120,684 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the CAF-MWO 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 2026-04-23. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-23.