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Originally Posted by Locke
So...I'm reading through this thread and came across this.
And I'm scratching my head now.
Because I have 2 clients who work for CRA. I've seen their T4s.
One has been there a long time and makes significantly more than $140K and the other is fresh out of University and started at ~$77K.
But these pay scales are supposed to be set, standard and public, but whats posted and what you're showing us does not match up with what I've actually seen in real life.
Intriguing. I'm sure thats something like overtime, pension benefits, etc. stuff that doesnt technically get included in the scale?
For instance my daughter is a teacher and you can look up her salary scale and her T4 matches that almost to the dollar, so I find this discrepancy more than a little odd.
I'm not going to draw any conclusions from it because I cant identify the cause of the difference, I'm just saying that my experience does not jive with that information.
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The over $140K person is probably someone who's high up in management, who likely wouldn't be part of the union. And the other person starting at $77K is possible if they got hired into a higher salary position to start. But based on the figures the government is providing, the average salary for the union members (i.e. the people on strike) is about $67K.
I assume there's a bit of selection bias going on with your experience. Middle-wage earners who make $60K a year don't normally hire accountants to do their taxes.