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Barbados public service salary scales

All 97 fixed salary points across Barbados's 4 pay scales. Unlike a step ladder, each code here is a single fixed salary - the scale itself (S1 down to S9, and so on) is what steps officers up as they're promoted. Figures are annual, before tax.

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S scale — Executive & Senior Management

CodePosition in scale2023 / yr2024 / yr (current)
S1Bds$159,982Bds$164,782
S2Bds$145,997Bds$150,377
S3Bds$131,240Bds$135,177
S4Bds$118,007Bds$121,547
S5Bds$106,081Bds$109,264
S6Bds$95,369Bds$98,230
S7Bds$88,223Bds$90,870
S8Bds$81,674Bds$84,124
S9Bds$76,814Bds$79,119

P scale — Police, Prison & Fire Services

CodePosition in scale2023 / yr2024 / yr (current)
P1Bds$159,982Bds$164,782
P1bBds$146,028Bds$150,409
P2Bds$118,007Bds$121,547
P3Bds$106,081Bds$109,264
P4Bds$95,369Bds$98,230
P5Bds$84,256Bds$86,784
P6Bds$76,815Bds$79,119
P7Bds$74,094Bds$76,317
P8Bds$71,587Bds$73,735
P9Bds$68,159Bds$70,204
P10Bds$66,300Bds$68,289
P11Bds$64,440Bds$66,373
P12Bds$63,082Bds$64,974
P13Bds$61,723Bds$63,575
P14Bds$60,365Bds$62,176
P15Bds$59,006Bds$60,776
P16Bds$57,647Bds$59,377
P17Bds$56,289Bds$57,978
P18Bds$54,930Bds$56,578
P19Bds$53,572Bds$55,179
P20Bds$52,213Bds$53,780
P21Bds$45,421Bds$46,783
P21bBds$48,817Bds$50,282
P22Bds$44,145Bds$45,470
P23Bds$42,870Bds$44,156
P24Bds$41,790Bds$43,044
P25Bds$40,711Bds$41,932
P26Bds$39,631Bds$40,820
P27Bds$38,552Bds$39,708
P28Bds$37,472Bds$38,596
P29Bds$36,508Bds$37,604
P30Bds$35,544Bds$36,611
P31Bds$34,581Bds$35,618
P32Bds$33,617Bds$34,625
P33Bds$32,653Bds$33,632
P34Bds$31,713Bds$32,665
P35Bds$30,774Bds$31,697
P36Bds$29,834Bds$30,729

Z scale — Middle Management & Support

CodePosition in scale2023 / yr2024 / yr (current)
Z1Bds$74,094Bds$76,317
Z2Bds$71,587Bds$73,735
Z3Bds$69,080Bds$71,152
Z4Bds$67,174Bds$69,189
Z5Bds$65,267Bds$67,225
Z6Bds$63,361Bds$65,262
Z7Bds$61,454Bds$63,298
Z8Bds$59,849Bds$61,645
Z9Bds$58,244Bds$59,992
Z10Bds$56,639Bds$58,338
Z11Bds$55,034Bds$56,685
Z12Bds$53,429Bds$55,032
Z13Bds$51,824Bds$53,379
Z14Bds$50,219Bds$51,726
Z15Bds$48,614Bds$50,073
Z16Bds$47,361Bds$48,782
Z17Bds$46,108Bds$47,491
Z18Bds$45,029Bds$46,380
Z19Bds$43,949Bds$45,268
Z20Bds$42,870Bds$44,156
Z21Bds$41,790Bds$43,044
Z22Bds$40,716Bds$41,937
Z23Bds$39,631Bds$40,820
Z24Bds$38,552Bds$39,708
Z25Bds$37,472Bds$38,596
Z26Bds$36,508Bds$37,604
Z27Bds$35,544Bds$36,611
Z28Bds$34,581Bds$35,618
Z29Bds$33,617Bds$34,625
Z30Bds$32,653Bds$33,632
Z31Bds$31,713Bds$32,665
Z32Bds$30,774Bds$31,697
Z33Bds$29,834Bds$30,729
Z34Bds$28,895Bds$29,762
Z35Bds$27,955Bds$28,794
Z36Bds$27,016Bds$27,826
Z37Bds$26,076Bds$26,859
Z38Bds$25,137Bds$25,891

C scale — Weekly-Paid Workers

CodePosition in scale2023 / yr2024 / yr (current)
CIBds$43,037Bds$44,329
CIABds$38,623Bds$39,782
CIIBds$37,524Bds$38,650
CIIIBds$33,351Bds$34,351
CIVBds$31,272Bds$32,210
CVBds$30,067Bds$30,969
CVIBds$28,829Bds$29,694
CVIIBds$27,384Bds$28,206
CVIIIBds$26,145Bds$26,929
CIXBds$25,709Bds$26,480
CXBds$25,183Bds$25,939
CXABds$25,139Bds$25,893

Common questions

What do the S, P, Z and C scales stand for?

S covers Executive & Senior Management, P covers Police, Prison & Fire Services, Z covers Middle Management & Support, and C covers Weekly-Paid Workers.

Why doesn't a code have multiple pay points like a ladder?

Each code here (e.g. Z17) is a single fixed salary, not a step range. Officers move up by being promoted to a different, higher code, not by progressing through points inside one code.

Why do some codes like P1 and P21 show two figures?

The source document prints two distinct fixed points for codes P1 and P21 with no explanation given, and the same two-point pattern recurs in older editions of the schedule - so it’s treated here as two real points sharing the code (shown as P1 and P1b, P21 and P21b).

What do the 2023 and 2024 columns mean?

They’re the two phased increases of the 2022-2025 public-sector wage protocol. 2024 is the current rate, in force since 1 April 2024, pending the next wage agreement.

Source: Government of Barbados, Ministry of the Public Service, Fixed Salary Points, Second Schedule (Public Service (General) (Amendment) Order, 2023). Rates effective 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2024 (the current rate, pending the next public-sector wage agreement). Confirm your exact code with your HR department.