The increase in the YMPE to $61,600 combined with the announced maximum pension benefit of $3,245.56 in 2021 for each year of service under defined benefit pension plans means that the maximum pensionable salary (sometimes called the pensionable salary cap) under the UAPP will rise to $180,757.78 in 2021, up from $172,221.11 in 2020.
In 2021, the maximum pensionable salary under the UAPP is going up by 5.0%.
