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Pay Band 9Grade MCG/AVP 4

Audio Visual Production, level 4

Audio-visual Co-ordinator and Audio-visual, Technical Co-ordinator are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$335,785 a month

when you start, going up to J$437,631 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$454,828 – J$611,693 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$335,785	J$5,457,937
2	J$343,416	J$5,594,385
3	J$351,238	J$5,734,245
4	J$359,256	J$5,877,601
5	J$367,474	J$6,024,541
6	J$375,897	J$6,175,155
7	J$384,531	J$6,329,533
8	J$393,325	J$6,487,772
9	J$401,754	J$6,649,966
10	J$410,394	J$6,816,216
11	J$419,250	J$6,986,621
12	J$428,327	J$7,161,287
13	J$437,631	J$7,340,318

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$5,198,035	J$5,457,937	J$5,730,834
2	J$5,327,986	J$5,594,385	J$5,874,105
3	J$5,461,186	J$5,734,245	J$6,020,958
4	J$5,597,715	J$5,877,601	J$6,171,481
5	J$5,737,658	J$6,024,541	J$6,325,768
6	J$5,881,100	J$6,175,155	J$6,483,913
7	J$6,028,127	J$6,329,533	J$6,646,010
8	J$6,178,830	J$6,487,772	J$6,812,160
9	J$6,333,301	J$6,649,966	J$6,982,464
10	J$6,491,634	J$6,816,216	J$7,157,026
11	J$6,653,925	J$6,986,621	J$7,335,952
12	J$6,820,273	J$7,161,287	J$7,519,351
13	J$6,990,779	J$7,340,318	J$7,707,334

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Audio-visual Co-ordinator Audio-visual, Technical Co-ordinator

HIRING · 31 MAY 2023

Audio-visual, Technical Co-ordinator

National Library of Jamaica

HIRING · 9 MAR 2023

Audio-visual Co-ordinator

National Library of Jamaica

All MCG/AVP 4 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

MCG/AVP 2Band 6

MCG/AVP 3Band 8

MCG/AVP 4Band 9

Take-home a month

J$336k – J$438k

Also in Pay Band 9:GMG/SEG 3 GMG/CAS 3 FSG/FSO 4 FMG/AS 3 FMG/PA 3 MCG/IE 5 MIS/IT 6 RMG/TA 7 SWG/PS 3 SWG/PAO 1 PIDG/LB 5 SOG/ST 7 SOG/ST 6

Common questions

How much does MCG/AVP 4 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, MCG/AVP 4 (Audio Visual Production Series) is paid J$5,457,937 to J$7,340,318 per year, or about J$454,828 to J$611,693 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$335,785 to J$437,631 a month.

Which pay band is MCG/AVP 4?

MCG/AVP 4 is in Pay Band 9 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will MCG/AVP 4 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$5,198,035 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$5,457,937 in April 2026 and J$5,730,834 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 10, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.