Question 1

Is there income tax on Cayman Islands civil service pay?

Accepted Answer

No. The Cayman Islands has no income tax. The only mandatory deduction from a civil service payslip is the National Pensions Law contribution - 5% of pay, matched by your employer, up to a CI$87,000 a year pensionable-earnings ceiling.

Question 2

What does a grade's “band” number mean?

Accepted Answer

Each grade (A to R) has a job-evaluation point-count range shown alongside it, like 775-869 for Grade E. It’s an internal classification range, not a monetary figure - the pay points themselves are the annual CI$ amounts.

Question 3

Why are some pay points marked closed to new hires?

Accepted Answer

Since 1 December 2022, new appointees can’t start at point 1 of most grades (more points are closed for some lower grades - see each grade’s page). The points are still shown because they’re real pay for staff already on them.

Question 4

How often does the Cayman Islands salary scale change?

Accepted Answer

Irregularly, via Personnel Circulars rather than a fixed schedule - the source document lists cost-of-living adjustments in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and most recently 2025.

Grade	Band	Min / yr	Max / yr	Points
A	1366-1502	CI$227,916	CI$251,592	5
B	1185-1365	CI$201,444	CI$227,892	6
C	1050-1184	CI$163,164	CI$189,204	7
D	870-1049	CI$139,788	CI$166,176	8
E	775-869	CI$118,380	CI$155,316	12
F	614-774	CI$108,660	CI$146,124	13
G	534-613	CI$95,460	CI$128,388	13
H	451-533	CI$85,320	CI$114,768	13
I	371-450	CI$75,228	CI$101,160	13
J	314-370	CI$65,640	CI$88,248	13
K	289-313	CI$58,380	CI$78,516	13
L	228-288	CI$52,296	CI$70,344	13
M	192-227	CI$46,944	CI$63,120	13
N	166-191	CI$42,444	CI$57,036	13
O	135-165	CI$38,436	CI$51,732	13
P	115-134	CI$34,776	CI$46,740	13
Q	Up to 114	CI$31,080	CI$41,772	13
R	Trainee	CI$21,852	CI$29,388	13

Cayman Islands civil service pay scale

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