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Pay Band 7Grade GMG/SEG 1

Senior Executive, level 1

Senior Human Resource Officer, Senior Public Procurement Officer and Executive Assistant are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$238,567 a month

when you start, going up to J$307,178 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$306,384 – J$412,052 a month

Pay rise by April 2027

+10.2% 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$238,567	J$3,676,602
2	J$243,541	J$3,768,517
3	J$248,638	J$3,862,731
4	J$253,864	J$3,959,299
5	J$259,219	J$4,058,282
6	J$264,709	J$4,159,738
7	J$270,336	J$4,263,732
8	J$276,104	J$4,370,325
9	J$282,015	J$4,479,584
10	J$288,075	J$4,591,572
11	J$294,286	J$4,706,361
12	J$300,652	J$4,824,021
13	J$307,178	J$4,944,621

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$3,501,526	J$3,676,602	J$3,860,432
2	J$3,589,064	J$3,768,517	J$3,956,943
3	J$3,678,791	J$3,862,731	J$4,055,867
4	J$3,770,761	J$3,959,299	J$4,157,264
5	J$3,865,030	J$4,058,282	J$4,261,196
6	J$3,961,655	J$4,159,738	J$4,367,725
7	J$4,060,697	J$4,263,732	J$4,476,918
8	J$4,162,214	J$4,370,325	J$4,588,841
9	J$4,266,270	J$4,479,584	J$4,703,563
10	J$4,372,926	J$4,591,572	J$4,821,151
11	J$4,482,249	J$4,706,361	J$4,941,680
12	J$4,594,306	J$4,824,021	J$5,065,222
13	J$4,709,163	J$4,944,621	J$5,191,852

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Senior Human Resource Officer Senior Public Procurement Officer Executive Assistant Human Resource Officer Access Officer Community Development Officer Procurement Manager Procurement Officer Property and Maintenance Supervisor Senior Human Resource Officer (Staffing)

HIRING · 3 SEP 2026

Property and Maintenance Supervisor

Forensic Pathology Branch (Autopsy Suite), Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine

HIRING · 31 AUG 2026

Quality Assurance Officer

Post and Telecommunications Department

HIRING · 19 AUG 2026

Industrial Relations Officer

Houses of Parliament

All GMG/SEG 1 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

GMG/SEG 1Band 7

Take-home a month

J$239k – J$307k

GMG/SEG 2Band 8

GMG/SEG 3Band 9

Also in Pay Band 7:FSG/FSO 2 FMG/AS 1 FMG/PA 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 GMG/SEG 1 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, GMG/SEG 1 (Senior Executive Series) is paid J$3,676,602 to J$4,944,621 per year, or about J$306,384 to J$412,052 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$238,567 to J$307,178 a month.

Which pay band is GMG/SEG 1?

GMG/SEG 1 is in Pay Band 7 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will GMG/SEG 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$3,676,602 in April 2026 and J$3,860,432 in April 2027, an increase of 10.2%.

Source: Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (Compensation Unit), Salary Scales for Monthly Paid Staff, April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028, page 2, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.