HSPBA Profile-Based Classification System: Wage Rates
These are the wage schedules for Health Science Professionals, covered by the HSPBA collective agreement, that will come into effect when the new profile-based classification system is implemented on December 6, 2024.
If your job is matched to the P1 Working Professional profile, like the majority of HSA members, you won’t see much of a change as you’ve been paid at the new P1 rate since April 1, 2024.
If your job is matched to a different profile (P2A, P2B, or S1 – S4), the salary structure of your job will likely change. The new rates are retroactive to April 1, 2024. If your job’s new rate is higher than your current rate, you will see that increase reflected on your December 6, 2024 pay statement. The employer has agreed to provide retro pay by February 28, 2025.
Here's a visual that shows how the salary structures of the working professional profiles work:
And here's how the supervisory salary structures are calculated:
Some jobs in the P2A, P2B and S1 – S4 profiles will have a new wage rate that is lower than members’ current wage rates. These members will be “green circled” which means that they will continue being paid at their current rate, and receive all future general wage increases, for as long as they remain in the same position, i.e. they do not move to the new lower pay rate of their job. Affected members will receive written notification of green circling from the employer prior to implementation.
Wage Schedules
Wage Schedule A: Early Childhood Educator
Wage Schedule B: Cardiology Technologist, Health Information Management Professional, Orthotics Technician, Prosthetics Technician, Seating Devices Technician
Wage Schedule C: Cancer Research Technologist, Genomics Technologist, Orthoptist, Pedorthist, Psychometrist
Wage Schedule D: Cytotechnologist, Electroneurophysiology Technologist, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Radiological Technologist, Combined Laboratory/X-Ray Technologist
Wage Schedule E: Aquatic Therapist, Bioinformatics Technologist, Biomedical Engineering Technologist, Child Life Specialist, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Dental Hygienist, Infant Development Consultant, Licensing Officer, Massage Therapist, Music Therapist, Orthotist, Polysomnographic Technologist, Prosthetist, Recreation Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, Supported Child Development Consultant
Wage Schedule F: Public Health Inspector / Environmental Health Officer
Wage Schedule G: Dietitian, Physics Assistant
Wage Schedule H: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
Wage Schedule I: Anesthesia Assistant, Art Therapist, Audiologist, Biostatistical Analyst, Disciplines Allied to Social Work, Genetic Counsellor, Pathologists' Assistant, Social Worker, Speech Language Pathologist, Vocational Counsellor
Wage Schedule J: Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Wage Schedule K: Public Health Engineer, Radiology Service Technologist
Wage Schedule L: Infection Control Practitioner, Radiation Therapy Service Technologist
Wage Schedule M: Radiation Therapist (PHSA - BC Cancer Agency)
Wage Schedule N: Pharmacist
Wage Schedule O: Psychologist
Wage Schedule P: Perfusionist