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Pay Band 7Grade FMG/PA 1

Professional Accounting, level 1

Court Accountant, Final Accountant and Payroll Manager are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$243,662 a month

when you start, going up to J$314,159 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$314,230 – J$422,605 a month

Pay rise by April 2027

+21.8% at every step

How pay grows

13 steps, 2.5% apart

This grade rises by more than the standard 5% a year in this agreement, which usually means the grade was re-evaluated. The figures below are as published.

Your pay at every step

Most people start at step 1 and move up one step at a time. Ask HR which step you'd join on.

Step	Take-home a month	Before tax, a year
1	J$243,662	J$3,770,761
2	J$248,763	J$3,865,030
3	J$253,991	J$3,961,655
4	J$259,350	J$4,060,697
5	J$264,843	J$4,162,214
6	J$270,473	J$4,266,270
7	J$276,244	J$4,372,926
8	J$282,160	J$4,482,249
9	J$288,223	J$4,594,306
10	J$294,437	J$4,709,163
11	J$300,808	J$4,826,892
12	J$307,337	J$4,947,565
13	J$314,159	J$5,071,254

Scale in force from 1 April 2026. The dashed line marks a "PB" point shown in the official scale.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$3,501,526	J$3,770,761	J$4,266,270
2	J$3,589,064	J$3,865,030	J$4,372,926
3	J$3,678,791	J$3,961,655	J$4,482,249
4	J$3,770,761	J$4,060,697	J$4,594,306
5	J$3,865,030	J$4,162,214	J$4,709,163
6	J$3,961,655	J$4,266,270	J$4,826,892
7	J$4,060,697	J$4,372,926	J$4,947,565
8	J$4,162,214	J$4,482,249	J$5,071,254
9	J$4,266,270	J$4,594,306	J$5,198,035
10	J$4,372,926	J$4,709,163	J$5,327,986
11	J$4,482,249	J$4,826,892	J$5,461,186
12	J$4,594,306	J$4,947,565	J$5,597,715
13	J$4,709,163	J$5,071,254	J$5,737,658

Annual amounts before tax. "Existing" is the rate in force since April 2024.

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Court Accountant Final Accountant Payroll Manager Accountant, 3rd Party Transactions Accountant, Final Accounts Budget Officer Centralized Disbursement Officer Centralized Payment (Disbursement) Officer Centralized Revenue Officer Management Accountant

HIRING · 26 JAN 2026

Payment Supervisor

Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications (METT)

HIRING · 29 AUG 2025

Senior Payment Officer

Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

HIRING · 22 JUL 2025

Final Accountant

St. Mary Municipal Corporation

All FMG/PA 1 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

FMG/PA 1Band 7

Take-home a month

J$244k – J$314k

FMG/PA 2Band 8

FMG/PA 3Band 9

FMG/PA 4Band 10

FMG/PA 5Band 12

Also in Pay Band 7:GMG/SEG 1 FSG/FSO 2 FMG/AS 1 MCG/AVT 3 MCG/IE 3 MIS/IT 4 RMG/TA 4 SWG/PS 1 SWG/SSA 2 PIDG/LB 3 PIDG/RIM 5 OPS/SW 3 OPS/SS 6 SOG/ST 5

Common questions

How much does FMG/PA 1 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, FMG/PA 1 (Professional Accounting Series) is paid J$3,770,761 to J$5,071,254 per year, or about J$314,230 to J$422,605 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$243,662 to J$314,159 a month.

Which pay band is FMG/PA 1?

FMG/PA 1 is in Pay Band 7 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will FMG/PA 1 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$3,501,526 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$3,770,761 in April 2026 and J$4,266,270 in April 2027, an increase of 21.8%.

Source: Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (Compensation Unit), Salary Scales for Monthly Paid Staff, April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028, page 8, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.