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Information and Editorial, level 6

Press Secretary, Director, Corporate Communications and Public Relations and Director, Communication & Public Relations are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$401,754 a month

when you start, going up to J$520,944 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$554,164 – J$745,289 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$401,754	J$6,649,966
2	J$410,394	J$6,816,216
3	J$419,250	J$6,986,621
4	J$428,327	J$7,161,287
5	J$437,631	J$7,340,318
6	J$447,168	J$7,523,826
7	J$456,943	J$7,711,922
8	J$466,962	J$7,904,720
9	J$477,232	J$8,102,338
10	J$487,759	J$8,304,896
11	J$498,549	J$8,512,519
12	J$509,608	J$8,725,332
13	J$520,944	J$8,943,465

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$6,333,301	J$6,649,966	J$6,982,464
2	J$6,491,634	J$6,816,216	J$7,157,026
3	J$6,653,925	J$6,986,621	J$7,335,952
4	J$6,820,273	J$7,161,287	J$7,519,351
5	J$6,990,779	J$7,340,318	J$7,707,334
6	J$7,165,549	J$7,523,826	J$7,900,018
7	J$7,344,688	J$7,711,922	J$8,097,519
8	J$7,528,305	J$7,904,720	J$8,299,956
9	J$7,716,512	J$8,102,338	J$8,507,454
10	J$7,909,425	J$8,304,896	J$8,720,141
11	J$8,107,161	J$8,512,519	J$8,938,145
12	J$8,309,840	J$8,725,332	J$9,161,599
13	J$8,517,586	J$8,943,465	J$9,390,639

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Press Secretary Director, Corporate Communications and Public Relations Director, Communication & Public Relations Director, Communications and Public Relations Director, Public Affairs and Communications

Director, Public Affairs and Communications

Ministry of National Security (MNS)

All MCG/IE 6 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

MCG/IE 1Band 4

MCG/IE 2Band 5

MCG/IE 3Band 7

MCG/IE 4Band 8

MCG/IE 5Band 9

MCG/IE 6Band 10

Take-home a month

J$402k – J$521k

Also in Pay Band 10:GMG/SEG 4 FSG/FSO 5 FMG/AS 4 FMG/PA 4 MCG/AVP 5 MIS/IT 7 RMG/TA 8 SWG/PAO 3 SWG/PAO 2 PIDG/AR 6

Common questions

How much does MCG/IE 6 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, MCG/IE 6 (Information and Editorial Series) is paid J$6,649,966 to J$8,943,465 per year, or about J$554,164 to J$745,289 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$401,754 to J$520,944 a month.

Which pay band is MCG/IE 6?

MCG/IE 6 is in Pay Band 10 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will MCG/IE 6 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$6,333,301 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$6,649,966 in April 2026 and J$6,982,464 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 12, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.