Pay Band 13Grade FSG/FSO 8

Foreign Services Officers, level 8

Government of Jamaica monthly-paid staff in the Foreign Service Group.

You'd take home about

J$681,242 a month

when you start, going up to J$896,825 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$1,002,331 – J$1,348,023 a month

Pay rise by April 2027

+10.3% at every step

How pay grows

13 steps, 2.5% apart

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$681,242	J$12,027,966
2	J$696,869	J$12,328,665
3	J$712,887	J$12,636,882
4	J$729,305	J$12,952,804
5	J$746,133	J$13,276,624
6	J$763,383	J$13,608,540
7	J$781,063	J$13,948,753
8	J$799,185	J$14,297,472
9	J$817,761	J$14,654,909
10	J$836,801	J$15,021,282
11	J$856,317	J$15,396,814
12	J$876,321	J$15,781,734
13	J$896,825	J$16,176,278

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$11,455,206	J$12,027,966	J$12,629,365
2	J$11,741,586	J$12,328,665	J$12,945,099
3	J$12,035,126	J$12,636,882	J$13,268,726
4	J$12,336,004	J$12,952,804	J$13,600,444
5	J$12,644,404	J$13,276,624	J$13,940,455
6	J$12,960,514	J$13,608,540	J$14,288,967
7	J$13,284,527	J$13,948,753	J$14,646,191
8	J$13,616,640	J$14,297,472	J$15,012,346
9	J$13,957,056	J$14,654,909	J$15,387,654
10	J$14,305,983	J$15,021,282	J$15,772,346
11	J$14,663,632	J$15,396,814	J$16,166,654
12	J$15,030,223	J$15,781,734	J$16,570,821
13	J$15,405,979	J$16,176,278	J$16,985,092

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

One step up, one step down

FSG/FSO 1Band 6

FSG/FSO 2Band 7

FSG/FSO 3Band 8

FSG/FSO 4Band 9

FSG/FSO 8Band 13

Take-home a month

J$681k – J$897k

Also in Pay Band 13:GMG/CTD 1 MIS/IT 9

Common questions

How much does FSG/FSO 8 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, FSG/FSO 8 (Foreign Services Officers) is paid J$12,027,966 to J$16,176,278 per year, or about J$1,002,331 to J$1,348,023 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$681,242 to J$896,825 a month.

Which pay band is FSG/FSO 8?

FSG/FSO 8 is in Pay Band 13 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will FSG/FSO 8 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$11,455,206 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$12,027,966 in April 2026 and J$12,629,365 in April 2027, an increase of 10.3%.

Source: Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (Compensation Unit), Salary Scales for Monthly Paid Staff, April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028, page 4, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.