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Chief Technical Director, level 1

Chief Technical Director Corporate Services, Chief Technical Director, Justice Policy and Governance and Chief Technical Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Services are usually paid on this scale.

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.

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Chief Technical Director Corporate Services Chief Technical Director, Justice Policy and Governance Chief Technical Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Services Director General

HIRING · 14 JUL 2025

Chief Technical Director Corporate Services

Ministry of Science Energy Telecommunications and Transport

HIRING · 23 JAN 2025

Chief Technical Director, Corporate Services

Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport (MSETT)

HIRING · 14 NOV 2023

Chief Technical Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Services

Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport (MSETT)

All GMG/CTD 1 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

GMG/CTD 1Band 13

Take-home a month

J$681k – J$897k

GMG/CTD 2Band 14

Take-home a month

J$818k – J$1080k

Also in Pay Band 13:FSG/FSO 8 MIS/IT 9

Common questions

How much does GMG/CTD 1 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, GMG/CTD 1 (Chief Technical Director) 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 GMG/CTD 1?

GMG/CTD 1 is in Pay Band 13 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will GMG/CTD 1 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 1, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.