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Pay Band 7Grade PIDG/RIM 5

Records Information Management, level 5

Records Manager, Assistant Registrar and Records and Information Administrator 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.

Records Manager Assistant Registrar Records and Information Administrator

HIRING · 30 JAN 2026

Records Manager

National Library of Jamaica

HIRING · 17 NOV 2025

Assistant Registrar

Accountant General's Department (AGD)

HIRING · 16 JAN 2025

Records and Information Administrator

Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC)

All PIDG/RIM 5 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

PIDG/RIM 5Band 7

Take-home a month

J$239k – J$307k

Also in Pay Band 7:GMG/SEG 1 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 OPS/SW 3 OPS/SS 6 SOG/ST 5

Common questions

How much does PIDG/RIM 5 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, PIDG/RIM 5 (Records Information Management 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 PIDG/RIM 5?

PIDG/RIM 5 is in Pay Band 7 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will PIDG/RIM 5 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 23, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.