Local Government Salary Scales

Revision of salaries with effect from 1st October 2023, unless otherwise stated.

Local authority operative scales

Director of service/executive manager DCC
105,215 – 109,996 – 114,779 – 119,599 – 124,344

Senior executive officer/county & city librarian/head of information systems/financial accountant/management accountant/financial & management accountant
75,350 – 76,022 – 78,977 – 81,953 – 84,934 – 87,883 – 90,851 – LSI 1 94,217 – LSI 2 99,851

Grade 7 – Administrative officer/senior executive librarian
55,847 – 57,214 – 58,810 – 60,410 – 62,011 – 63,441 – 64,906 – 66,324 – 67,739 – LSI 1 70,164 – LSI 2 72,602

Grade 6 – Senior staff officer/executive librarian/senior legal assistant/clerk of works/building inspector
53,345 – 54,618 – 56,168 – 59,086 – 60,828 – LSI 1 62,994 – LSI 2 65,172

Grade 5 – Staff officer/librarian/legal assistant
48,089 – 49,561 – 51,039 – 52,537 – 54,047 – LSI 1 55,806 – LSI 2 57,572

Grade 4 – Assistant staff officer/senior library assistant
32,301 – 34,386 – 37,345 – 39,289 – 40,989 – 42,633 – 44,853 – 46,459 – 48,089 – LSI 1 49,589 – LSI 2 – 51,100

Grade 3 – Clerical officer/library assistant/branch librarian*
27,896 – 29,611 – 30,035 – 30,891 – 32,143 – 33,397 – 34,651 – 35,561 – 36,594 – 37,789 – 38,638 – 39,825 – 41,019 – 43,265 – LSI 1 44,860

*Hourly rate for a Branch Librarian is based on the Library Assistant salary scale. The rate below, effective from 01/03/2023, is based on a 35 hour working week.

Branch librarian* (hourly rate)
15.27 – 16.21 – 16.45 – 16.91 – 17.60 -18.29 – 18.97 – 19.47 – 20.04 – 20.69 – 21.16 – 21.81 – 22.46 – 23.69 – LSI 1 24.56

County engineer
91,698 – 95,102 – 98,501 – 101,902 – 105,301 – LSI 1 – 108,879 – LSI 2 112,452

Senior engineer
85,479 – 87,576 – 89,663 – 91,759 – 93,850 – 95,951 – LSI 1 – 99,111 – 102,273

Senior executive engineer
73,603 – 75,859 – 76,939 – 79,212 – 81,502 – 83,787 – 86,087 – LSI 1 – 88,977 – LSI 2 – 91,860

Executive engineer
55,519 – 57,540 – 59,560 – 61,583 – 63,607 – 65,628 – 67,652 – 69,665 – 71,698 – 73,713 – LSI 1 76,038 – LSI 2 77,176

Assistant engineer
43,728 – 46,344 – 48,265 – 50,206 – 52,152 – 54,131 – 56,127 – 58,125 – 60,121 – 62,121 – 64,133 – LSI 1 66,188 – LSI 2 68,246

Graduate engineer
35,960 – 38,742 – 42,723 – 46,352

Project resident engineer
104,185

Senior resident engineer
93,763

Resident engineer
From: 70,582          To: 79,202

Assistant resident engineer
From: 50,725         To: 70,123

Graduate resident engineer
From: 38,984        To: 50,725

Site technician Level 1
From: 57,165          To: 62,072

Site technician Level 2
From: 48,719          To: 57,165

Chief technician
52,936 – 54,195 – 55,686 – 57,185 – 58,691- 60,032 – 61,401 – 62,726 – 64,039 – LSI 1 – 66,331 – LSI 2 -68,633

Senior executive technician
51,251 – 52,286 – 53,715 – 56,147 – 57,619 – LSI 1 – 59,671 – LSI 2 – 61,728

Executive technician

48,280 – 49,444 – 50,637 – 51,840 – 53,058 – 54,272 – LSI 1 -56,041 – LSI 2 – 57,809

Technician grade I
45,189 – 45,913 – 46,858 – 47,807 – 48,735 – 49,679 – 50,539 – LSI 1 52,149 – LSI 2 – 53,781

Technician grade II
31,422 – 33,022 – 34,591 – 35,442 – 36,428 – 37,576 – 38,352 – 39,499 – 40,622 – 41,772 – 42,912 – 43,992 – 45,189 – LSI 1 46,600 – LSI 2 47,997

Senior social worker
75,473 – 77,649 – 80,930 – 84,210 – 87,495 – 90,780

Social worker
39,257 – 42,168 – 43,294 – 45,423 – 47,632 – 49,840 – 52,043 – 54,337 – 56,610 – 58,361 – 60,112 LSI 1 61,276

Professionally qualified housing welfare officer
51,378 – 53,799 – 56,240 – 58,699 – 61,148 – 63,600 – LSI 1 66,055 – LSI 2 67,337

Housing welfare officer
40,773 – 43,626 – 44,980 – 47,062 – 49,238 – 51,404 – 53,585 – 58,040 – 59,705 – 61,394 – LSI 1 62,579

 

General operatives and related grades (outside the Dublin area)

Foreman
719.00 – after 0.5 years 722.81 – after 1.5 years 726.31 – after 2.5 – 5.5 years 728.3 – after 6.5 years 729.59 – after 7.5 years 731.58 – after 8.5 years 733.70 – after 9.5 years 735.98 – after 10.5 years 738.04 – after 11.5 years 740.14

Driver plant operator A

  1. 84 – 705.21 – after 0.5 years 708.97 – after 1.5 years 712.21 – after 2.5 years 714.16 – after 3.5 years 716.11 – after 4.5 years 718.10 – after 5.5 years 719.88 – after 6.5 years 721.96 – after 7.5 years 723.91 – after 8.5 years 725.97 – after 9.5 years 728.08 – after 10.5 years 728.08 – after 11.5 years 728.08

Light equipment operator
688.59 – after 0.5 years 692.11 – after 1.5 years 695,46 – after 2.5 years 697.29 – after 3.5 years 699.19 – after 4.5 years 701.07 – after 5.5 years 701.07 – after 6.5 years 701..50 – after 7.5 years 703.47 – after 8.5 years 705.46 – after 9.5 years 707.61 – after 10.5 years 709.67 – after 11.5 years 711.62

Refuse collector

693.81 – after 0.5 years 697.29 – after 1.5 years 700.69 – after 2.5 years 700.69 – after 3.5 years 700.98 – after 4.5 years 702.85 – after 5.5 years 704.72 – after 6.5 years 706.68 – after 7.5 years 708.62 – after 8.5 years 710.58 – after 9.5 years 712.70 – after 10.5 years 714.76 – after 11.5 years 716.73

Ganger
699.25 – after 0.5 years 699.63 – after 1.5 years 702.93 – after 2.5 years 705.01 – after 3.5 years 706.85 – after 4.5 years 708.77 – after 5.5 years 710.81 – after 6.5 years 712.70 – after 7.5 years 714.75 – after 8.5 years 716.99 – after 9.5 years 718.92 – after 10.5 years 721.11  – after 11.5 years 723.17

Driver plant operator B
720.43 – after 0.5 years 724.06 – after 1.5 years 727.68 – after 2.5 years 729.67 – after 3.5 years 729.67– after 4.5 years 729.67 – after 5.5 years 729.67 – after 6.5 years 730.85 – after 7.5 years 732.93 – after 8.5 years 735.08 – after 9.5 years 737.23 – after 10.5 years 739.38 – after 11.5 years 741.56

Mobile library driver/assistant
727.84 – after 0.5 years 731.38 – after 1.5 years 734.93 – after 2.5 years 736.90 – after 3.5 years 738.86 – after 4.5 years 740.80 – after 5.5 years 742.75 – after 6.5 years 744.81 – after 7.5 years 746.85 – after 8.5 years 748.92 – after 9.5 years 751.02 – after 10.5 years 753.26 – after 11.5 years 755.30

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 3
719.00 – after 0.5 years 722.81– after 1.5 years 726.31 – after 2.5 years 728.30 – after 3.5 years 728.30 – after 4.5 years 728.30 – after 5.5 years 728.30 – after 6.5 years 729.59 – after 7.5 years 731.58 – after 8.5 years 733.70 – after 9.5 years 735.98 – after 10.5 years 738.04 – after 11.5 years 740.14

General operative/labourer
620.76 – after 0.5 years 634.73 – after 1.5 years 677.05 – after 2.5 years 680.52 – after 3.5 years 683.85 – after 4.5 years 685.72 – after 5.5 years 687.64 – after 6.5 years 689.52 – after 7.5 years 691.38 – after 8.5 years 693.36 – after 9.5 years 695.32 – after 10.5 years 697.38 – after 11.5 years 699.42 – after 12.5 years 699.42 – after 13.5 years 700.19

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 5
766.43 ­­– after 1 year 775.81 – after 2 years 783.04 –  after 3 years 790.89 –  after 4 years 798.73  – after 5 years 806.70 – after 6 years 814.50 – after 7 years 821.83 – after 8 years 829.15 – after 9 years 834.02

General services supervisor
837.39 – after 1 year 854.34 – after 2 years 871.26 – after 3 years 888.70 – after 4 years 906.02 – after 5 years 923.33 – after 6 years 940.71 – after 7 years 957.94 – after 8 years 975.25 – after 9 years 992.69

 

Part-time fire service personal

Part-time firefighter
0 – 2 years     8,870
2 – 5 years     9,857
5 – 10 years 11,051
10+ years     12,145

Station officer
0 – 5 years   18,110
5 – 10 years 20,311
10+ years     22,320

Sub officer/driver mechanic
0 – 5 years   13,710
5 – 10 years 15,377
10+ years     16,896

Attendance rates
Drill rate 23.40

Day
1st hour 46.80
Subsequent hours 23.40

Night/weekend
1st hour 93.60
Subsequent hours 46.80

LSI 1 after 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
LSI 2 after 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.