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What border services officers make
Full officer, starting
$85,000
Officer trainee, first year
$80,000
Top of the officer grid
$101,000
Pay is a federal public service grid: everyone at the same level earns the same. Officer trainees start at about $80,000 and full officers top out at about $101,000. Job Bank's median for the occupation across Canada is about $83,000. Superintendents, who supervise a shift, earn more. Shift premiums and overtime add to the base.