Salary

RCMP police officer salary: the scale rank by rank

An RCMP constable earns $71,191 to $115,350 as of April 1, 2024. The rates for corporal, sergeant and staff sergeant, the allowances and the ranks.

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October 10, 2026 · Lire en français

Salary

The salary of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) police officer ranges from $71,191 to $115,350 a year at the rank of constable, according to the rates in effect as of April 1, 2024. A corporal earns up to $126,311, a sergeant up to $137,677 and a staff sergeant up to $150,073. These rates come from the collective agreement for RCMP regular members and reservists, published by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. This text applies to women and men police officers alike.

Where the rates come from

The agreement binds the Treasury Board and the National Police Federation. It covers regular members below the rank of inspector and reservists. It was signed in Ottawa on June 24, 2024 and its expiry date is March 31, 2025. Its Appendix A gives the annual rates of pay by rank.

A constable's salary

The constable's scale has five steps. Here are the rates as of April 1, 2024, market adjustment included. The RCMP's "Salaire et avantages sociaux" page shows the same scale.

Step 1: $71,191
Step 2: $92,497
Step 3: $100,356
Step 4: $108,220
Step 5: $115,350

The RCMP writes that a constable normally reaches step 5 after 36 months of service. As of April 1, 2022, the same scale ranged from $65,776 to $106,576.

Salary by rank, from corporal to sergeant major

Above constable, each rank has one or two steps.

Rank	Step 1	Last step
Constable	$71,191	$115,350 (step 5)
Corporal	$121,691	$126,311 (step 2)
Sergeant	$133,677	$137,677 (step 2)
Staff sergeant	$146,019	$150,073 (step 2)
Staff sergeant major, sergeant major, corps sergeant major	$150,524	A single step

Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, collective agreement for RCMP regular members and reservists, Appendix A. Annual rates in effect as of April 1, 2024, market adjustment included.

Clause 30.02 of the agreement gives each member the Appendix A salary for the rank of the position to which they are appointed. Officers, from the rank of inspector up, are not covered by this agreement. Their pay appears in none of the documents consulted.

RCMP ranks

Section 12 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 sets the order of precedence of thirteen ranks. Here they are, from highest to first.

Commissioner
Deputy commissioner
Assistant commissioner
Chief superintendent
Superintendent
Inspector
Corps sergeant major
Sergeant major
Staff sergeant major
Staff sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Constable

Allowances added to the salary

Article 34 of the agreement creates annual service pay. It is a percentage of salary, paid every two weeks, that follows years of service with the RCMP: 1.5% at 4 years, 3.0% at 10 years, 4.5% at 15 years, 6.0% at 20 years, 7.5% at 25 years, 9.0% at 30 years and 10.5% at 35 years.

A member who coaches a new police officer in the field receives an allowance of 4% of the constable's maximum rate during that assignment. Clause 29.01 grants a shift premium of $2 an hour to a member who works shifts, for regular hours worked between 4:01 p.m. and 8 a.m.

During training in Regina, the cadet receives no salary. The RCMP pays an allowance of $1,000 a week, up to $26,000. Our article on RCMP recruitment explains when it must be repaid.

Leave, retirement and health care

The RCMP page gives annual leave according to years of service: 15 days from 0 to 5 years, 20 days from 5 to 10 years, 25 days from 10 to 22 years and 30 days from 23 years.

It indicates retirement with a penalty at 20 years of service, a full pension at 25 years and the maximum pension at 35 years. Police officers and their dependants have access to medical and dental care plans.

The RCMP, the Sûreté du Québec and the SPVM

The three scales do not bear the same date. The RCMP's stops at April 1, 2024, while the Sûreté du Québec (Quebec's provincial police) contract and the SPVM (Montreal police service) agreement set rates for 2026. Premiums also differ from one employer to another. Our article on police officer salary in Quebec gives the Sûreté du Québec and SPVM scales, year by year.

This text summarizes public documents. It is neither legal advice nor union advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is an RCMP police officer's salary?

A constable earns $71,191 a year at step 1 and $115,350 at step 5, rates as of April 1, 2024. They normally reach step 5 after 36 months of service. Annual service pay is added from 4 years of service.

What is an RCMP corporal's salary?

Appendix A of the collective agreement sets the corporal's salary at $121,691 at step 1 and $126,311 at step 2, as of April 1, 2024. Corporal is the rank that follows constable.

What is an RCMP sergeant's salary?

A sergeant earns $133,677 at step 1 and $137,677 at step 2, as of April 1, 2024. A staff sergeant earns $146,019, then $150,073.

What are the RCMP ranks?

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 name thirteen. Constable is the first rank, followed by corporal, sergeant and staff sergeant. Commissioner is the highest rank.

What is an RCMP police officer's hourly wage?

The agreement expresses rates as annual salaries. It sets the full-time work year at 2,087.04 hours. Here is an editorial calculation based on these two figures: about $34.11 an hour at the constable's step 1 and $55.27 an hour at step 5.

How much does an RCMP cadet earn during training?

The cadet receives a recruitment allowance of $1,000 a week during the 26 weeks of training, up to $26,000. It is not a salary. The salary starts when they are hired as a constable, at step 1.

Has RCMP pay increased since 2024?

No official document consulted on October 10, 2026 gives a rate after April 1, 2024. The collective agreement has an expiry date of March 31, 2025. The RCMP page, modified on August 20, 2026, still shows the April 1, 2024 scale.