Caribbean Pay Scales

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How much of your pay will you keep?

Answer one quick question. We'll take off Income Tax and NIS, the two deductions on a Barbados public-service payslip.

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You'd keep
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Where your pay goes

    This is an estimate for a Government Permanent Employee. It leaves out allowances and voluntary deductions. Your payslip is the final word.

    How the deductions work

    NIS
    9.95% of gross pay for Government Permanent Employees (National Insurance, Non-Contributory, Training Levy, Health Service Contribution and Resilience & Regeneration combined), up to an insurable-earnings ceiling of Bds$64,320 a year. Not tax-deductible.
    Income Tax
    No tax on the first Bds$25,000 a year (your personal allowance); 11.5% on the next Bds$50,000 of taxable income; 27.5% above that.

    Income tax rates: Barbados Revenue Authority, Policy Note OGC No. 001/2026 (effective Income Year 2026). NIS rate and ceiling: National Insurance and Social Security Service (nis.gov.bb), Government Permanent Employee category. See every code's pay on the Barbados salary scales page.