Civil Service Salary Scales
Revised pay scales with effect from 01 January 2024 for Civil Servants appointed on or after 6th April 1995 who are paying the Class A rate of PRSI contribution and making an employee contribution in respect of personal superannuation benefits (PPC) for General Service Grades.
Secretary general level I (PPC)
264,649
Secretary general level II (PPC)
249,081
Secretary general level III (PPC)
235,973
Deputy secretary (PPC)
206,572
Assistant secretary (PPC)
159,993 – 167,264 – 175,145 – 183,022
Principal higher scale (PPC)
108,576 – 113,047 – 117,539 – 122,021 – 125,843 – 129,870¹ – 133,897²
Principal (PPC)
100,885 – 105,166 – 109,414 – 113,693 – 117,303 – 121,048¹ – 124,787²
Assistant principal higher (PPC)
85,100 – 88,337 – 91,582 – 94,826 – 98,068 – 99,963 – 103,179¹ – 106,405²
Assistant principal (PPC)
77,528 – 80,383 – 83,278 – 86,182 – 89,082 – 90,754 – 93,680¹ – 96,617²
Administrative officer (PPC)
37,989 – 40,633 – 41,389 – 44,700 – 48,938 – 52,190 – 55,564 – 58,983 – 62,401 – 65,806 – 68,167¹ – 70,522²
Administrative officer higher scale (PPC)
52,190 – 55,564 – 58,983 – 62,401 – 65,806 – 68,167 – 70,489 – 72,816
Higher executive officer (PPC)
55,996 – 57,633 – 59,267 – 60,900 – 62,539 – 64,170 – 65,806 – 68,167¹ – 70,522²
Higher executive officer higher scale (PPC)
59,267 – 60,900 – 62,539 – 64,170 – 65,806 – 68,167 – 69,713 – 71,263 – 72,816
Executive officer (PPC)
35,687 – 37,589 – 38,663 – 40,759 – 42,638 – 44,455 – 46,266 – 48,039 – 49,830 – 51,581 – 53,440 – 54,685 – 56,461¹ – 58,251²
Executive officer higher scale (PPC)
38,663 – 40,759 – 42,638 – 44,455 – 46,266 – 48,039 – 49,830 – 51,581 – 53,440 – 54,685 – 56,461 – 57,792 – 59,126 – 60,462
Clerical officer (PPC)
555.90 – 588.60 – 596.90 – 613.11 – 637.03 – 660.90 – 684.76 – 702.15 – 721.85 – 744.73 – 760.83 – 783.48 – 805.98 – 841.11 – 868.70¹ – 881.37²
Clerical officer higher scale (PPC)
613.11 – 637.03 – 660.90 – 684.76 – 702.15 – 721.85 – 744.73 – 760.83 – 783.48 – 805.98 – 841.11 – 868.70 – 881.37 – 898.47
Head services officer (PPC)
720.64 – 738.58 – 753.03 – 774.03 – 795.04 – 816.08 – 841.13¹ – 868.72²
Services officer (PPC)
525.95 – 553.97 – 564.56 – 586.91 – 606.88 – 618.84 – 632.81 – 649.62 – 678.38 – 692.60¹ – 715.22²
Services attendant (PPC)
519.59 – 538.60 – 564.56 – 572.79 – 589.82 – 609.81 – 627.23 – 646.82 – 670.93 – 690.63¹ – 707.09²
Cleaner (PPC)
504.75 – 534.27 – 542.53 – 561.81 – 584.99 – 599.33¹ – 613.70²
¹ After 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
² After 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
Revised pay scales with effect from 01 January 2024 for Civil Servants appointed on or after 6th April 1995 who are paying the Class A rate of PRSI contribution and making an employee contribution in respect of personal superannuation benefits (PPC) for certain grades common to two or more Departments.
Engineer grade I and professional accountant grade I (PPC)
81,632 – 84,195 – 86,765 – 89,328 – 91,889 – 94,937 – 98,405¹ – 101,877²
Engineer grade II and professional accountant grade II (PPC)
71,082 – 72,707 – 74,327 – 75,954 – 77,577 – 78,009 – 79,610 – 81,270 – 83,975¹ – 86,686²
Engineer grade III and professional accountant grade III (PPC)
37,211 – 39,683 – 40,345 – 43,644 – 46,954 – 50,264 – 53,660 – 55,803 – 57,958 – 60,130 – 62,289 – 64,454 – 66,620 – 68,777 – 70,954 – 73,359¹ – 75,761²
State solicitor and prosecution solicitor (PPC)
38,325 – 40,993 – 41,758 – 45,101 – 49,376 – 52,686 – 56,089 – 59,550 – 63,005 – 66,441 – 77,528 – 80,384 – 83,278 – 86,182 – 89,082 – 90,754 – 93,680¹ – 96,617²
Law clerk (PPC)
608.70 – 632.39 – 667.67 – 693.98 – 725.32 – 746.36 – 760.60 – 781.45 – 802.30 – 823.15 – 844.08 – 865.62¹ – 887.10²
Higher legal executive (PPC)
55,996 – 57,633 – 59,267 – 60,900 – 62,539 – 64,170 – 65,806 – 68,167¹ – 70,522²
Legal executive (PPC)
39,195 – 41,371 – 43,102 – 44,765 – 46,274 – 47,623 – 48,987 – 50,349 – 51,729 – 53,096 – 54,400¹ – 56,103²
Senior engineering draughtsperson (PPC)
47,235 – 48,084 – 49,146 – 50,222 – 51,296 – 52,403 – 53,452 – 55,170¹ – 56,913²
Engineering draughtsperson (PPC)
711.69 – 731.64 – 755.21 – 771.41 – 794.67 – 817.98 – 841.32 – 863.68 – 886.05 – 908.39 – 930.84 – 959.31¹ – 988.02²
Chief superintendent mapping (PPC)
58,477 – 61,216 – 63,953 – 66,688 – 69,427 – 72,159 – 74,896 – 77,639 – 78,839 – 81,270 – 83,975¹ – 86,686²
Superintendent mapping (PPC)
51,961 – 53,728 – 55,211 – 56,685 – 58,185 – 59,690 – 61,154 – 63,023¹ – 64,880²
Examiner in charge (PPC)
45,490 – 46,405 – 47,307 – 48,231 – 49,150 – 50,076 – 51,961 – 53,499¹ – 55,068²
Examiner of maps (PPC)
790.21 – 810.41 – 829.84 – 847.95 – 867.52 – 881.74 – 908.83¹ – 935.99²
Mapping draughtsperson (PPC)
609.12 – 616.85 – 635.61 – 654.45 – 673.40 – 692.33 – 704.75 – 719.76 – 737.22 – 747.93 – 765.22 – 782.46 – 799.83 – 823.84¹ – 847.91²
Senior architect (PPC)
75,919 – 78,622 – 82,569 – 86,525 – 90,491 – 94,937 – 98,405¹ – 101,878²
Architect (PPC)
41,987 – 44,802 – 46,202 – 49,328 – 52,481 – 55,758 – 57,953 – 60,150 – 62,356 – 64,549 – 66,749 – 68,950 – 71,149 – 73,352 – 75,575 – 77,998¹ – 79,201²
Architectural assistant grade II (PPC)
654.20 – 696.74 – 711.69 – 731.64 – 755.21 – 771.41 – 794.67 – 817.98 – 839.29 – 862.65 – 886.05 – 908.39 – 930.84 – 959.31¹ – 988.02²
Senior laboratory analyst (PPC)
58,088 – 60,712 – 63,036 – 65,415 – 67,864 – 70,277 – 72,757 – 75,212 – 77,683
Laboratory analyst (PPC)
38,884 – 40,379 – 42,755 – 43,881 – 44,954 – 47,489 – 49,128 – 50,777 – 52,501 – 54,252 – 56,017 – 57,812 – 59,623 – 61,454 – 63,228 – 64,455¹
Nightwatchman (PPC)
525.58 – 552.20 – 565.35 – 585.38 – 604.93 – 616.39 – 633.67 – 652.53¹ – 674.17²
¹ After 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
² After 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
Revised pay scales with effect from 01 January 2024 for Civil Servants appointed before 6th April 1995 in General Service grades.
Secretary general I
251,416
Secretary general II
236,627
Secretary general III
224,173
Deputy secretary
196,242
Assistant secretary
151,996 – 158,903 – 166,387 – 173,873
Principal higher
103,142 – 107,395 – 111,663 – 115,917 – 119,553 – 123,381¹ – 127,206²
Principal
95,842 – 99,902 – 103,939 – 108,011 – 111,439 – 114,998¹ – 118,548²
Assistant principal higher
80,840 – 83,918 – 87,009 – 90,082 – 93,164 – 94,960 – 98,029¹ – 101,087²
Assistant principal
74,888 – 77,614 – 79,117 – 81,873 – 84,629 – 86,222 – 88,997¹ – 91,784²
Administrative officer
36,493 – 39,188 – 39,558 – 42,706 – 46,733 – 49,800 – 52,922 – 56,140 – 59,383 – 62,623 – 64,856¹ – 67,097²
Administrative officer higher scale
49,800 – 52,922 – 56,140 – 59,383 – 62,623 – 64,856 – 67,070 – 69,281
Higher executive officer
53,332 – 54,871 – 56,407 – 57,957 – 59,508 – 61,071 – 62,623 – 64,856¹ – 67,097²
Higher executive officer higher scale
56,407 – 57,957 – 59,508 – 61,071 – 62,623 – 64,856 – 66,325 – 67,802 – 69,281
Executive officer
34,142 – 36,289 – 37,139 – 38,970 – 40,751 – 42,481 – 44,199 – 45,882 – 47,583 – 49,237 – 50,939 – 52,099 – 53,767¹ – 55,451²
Executive officer higher scale
37,139 – 38,970 – 40,751 – 42,481 – 44,199 – 45,882 – 47,583 – 49,237 – 50,939 – 52,099 – 53,767 – 55,022 – 56,273 – 57,539
Clerical officer
531.93 – 563.03 – 570.91 – 593.91 – 609.05 – 631.74 – 654.45 – 677.14 – 693.43 – 715.47 – 733.94 – 748.97 – 770.37 – 803.72 – 829.95¹ – 842.05²
Clerical officer higher scale
593.91 – 609.05 – 631.74 – 654.45 – 677.14 – 693.43 – 715.47 – 733.94 – 748.97 – 770.37 – 803.72 – 829.95 – 842.05 – 858.22
Head services officer
695.30 – 709.58 – 726.41 – 746.65 – 759.97 – 779.93 – 803.72¹ – 829.95²
Services officer
515.01 – 530.16 – 543.79 – 561.98 – 580.45 – 599.37 – 612.88 – 621.04
Services attendant
515.01 – 515.83 – 543.79 – 551.48 – 564.53 – 583.19 – 607.51 – 618.36- 641.26 – 660.02¹ – 682.00²
Cleaner
486.57 – 511.90 – 522.81 – 541.20 – 560.16 – 573.27¹ – 594.44²
¹ After 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
² After 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
Revised pay scales with effect from 01 January 2024 for Civil Servants appointed before 6th April 1995 for certain grades common to two or more Departments.
Engineer grade I and professional accountant grade I
77,602 – 79,983 – 82,425 – 84,865 – 87,294 – 90,189 – 93,487¹ – 96,786²
Engineer grade II and professional accountant grade II
67,629 – 69,178 – 70,713 – 72,262 – 73,805 – 75,348 – 76,883 – 78,444 – 79,774¹ – 82,347²
Engineer grade III and professional accountant grade III
38,914 – 41,703 – 44,849 – 47,988 – 51,139 – 53,149 – 55,181 – 57,227 – 59,277 – 61,337 – 63,390 – 65,445 – 67,503 – 69,799¹ – 72,080²
State solicitor and prosecution solicitor
36,810 – 39,186 – 39,908 – 43,090 – 47,151 – 50,255 – 53,414 – 56,681 – 59,962 – 63,225 – 74,888 – 77,614 – 79,117 – 81,873 – 84,629 – 86,222 – 88,997¹ – 91,784²
Law clerk
589.59 – 612.42 – 638.16 – 663.17 – 696.84 – 717.04 – 733.73 – 747.03 – 766.86 – 786.70 – 806.59 – 827.02¹ – 847.45²
Higher legal executive
53,332 – 54,871 – 56,407 – 57,957 – 59,508 – 61,071 – 62,623 – 64,856¹ – 67,097²
Legal executive
41,190 – 42,775 – 44,202 – 45,486 – 46,775 – 48,077 – 49,379 – 50,631 – 51,834¹ – 53,437²
Senior engineering draughtsperson
45,116 – 45,921 – 46,929 – 47,963 – 48,970 – 49,994 – 50,953 – 52,555¹ – 54,190²
Engineering draughtsperson
686.47 – 702.97 – 721.92 – 744.15 – 759.58 – 781.72 – 803.95 – 825.20 – 846.44 – 867.69 – 888.98 – 916.02¹ – 943.12²
Chief superintendent mapping
55,667 – 58,259 – 60,861 – 63,461 – 66,057 – 68,650 – 71,258 – 73,864 – 76,155 – 78,444 – 79,774¹ – 82,347²
Superintendent mapping
49,595 – 51,204 – 52,595 – 53,977 – 55,390 – 56,808 – 58,206 – 59,975¹ – 61,741²
Examiner in charge
43,454 – 44,327 – 45,189 – 46,063 – 46,941 – 47,819 – 49,595 – 51,001¹ – 52,451²
Examiner of maps
755.35 – 774.55 – 792.99 – 810.27 – 828.80 – 842.30 – 868.11¹ – 893.92²
Mapping draughtsperson
582.56 – 597.39 – 607.72 – 625.58 – 643.56 – 661.67 – 679.65 – 697.70 – 708.34 – 728.23 – 738.18 – 748.06 – 764.49 – 787.35¹ – 810.16²
Senior architect
72,214 – 75,948 – 78,458 – 82,203 – 85,966 – 90,189 – 93,487¹ – 96,786²
Architect
44,143 – 47,107 – 50,071 – 53,099 – 55,168 – 57,245 – 59,333 – 61,426 – 63,516 – 65,607 – 67,701 – 69,786 – 71,900 – 74,197¹ – 76,509²
Architectural assistant grade II
686.47 – 702.97 – 721.92 – 744.15 – 759.58 – 781.72 – 801.97 – 824.20 – 846.44 – 867.69 – 888.98 – 916.02¹ – 943.12²
Senior laboratory analyst
55,300 – 57,782 – 59,985 – 62,250 – 64,576 – 66,861 – 69,221 – 71,556 – 73,900
Laboratory analyst
37,687 – 38,948 – 40,865 – 41,932 – 42,948 – 45,358 – 46,916 – 48,483 – 50,084 – 51,691 – 53,346 – 55,036 – 56,743 – 58,485 – 60,172 – 61,337¹
Nightwatchman
545.21 – 560.56 – 578.56 – 597.13 – 613.70 – 623.80¹ – 644.33²
¹ After 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
² After 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.