Pay Band 6Grade PLG/LS 5

General Legal Support, level 5

Senior Court Clerk is usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$198,925 a month

when you start, going up to J$253,864 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$245,330 – J$329,942 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$198,925	J$2,943,960
2	J$202,908	J$3,017,558
3	J$206,989	J$3,092,998
4	J$211,173	J$3,170,323
5	J$215,462	J$3,249,581
6	J$219,858	J$3,330,821
7	J$224,363	J$3,414,091
8	J$228,982	J$3,499,443
9	J$233,715	J$3,586,929
10	J$238,567	J$3,676,602
11	J$243,541	J$3,768,517
12	J$248,638	J$3,862,731
13	J$253,864	J$3,959,298

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$2,803,771	J$2,943,960	J$3,091,158
2	J$2,873,865	J$3,017,558	J$3,168,436
3	J$2,945,712	J$3,092,998	J$3,247,647
4	J$3,019,355	J$3,170,323	J$3,328,839
5	J$3,094,839	J$3,249,581	J$3,412,060
6	J$3,172,210	J$3,330,821	J$3,497,362
7	J$3,251,515	J$3,414,091	J$3,584,795
8	J$3,332,803	J$3,499,443	J$3,674,415
9	J$3,416,123	J$3,586,929	J$3,766,276
10	J$3,501,526	J$3,676,602	J$3,860,432
11	J$3,589,064	J$3,768,517	J$3,956,943
12	J$3,678,791	J$3,862,731	J$4,055,867
13	J$3,770,760	J$3,959,298	J$4,157,263

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Senior Court Clerk

HIRING · 17 JAN 2024

Senior Court Clerk

Supreme Court's Office

All PLG/LS 5 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

PLG/LS 1Band 3

PLG/LS 2Band 4

PLG/LS 3Band 5

PLG/LS 4Band 5

PLG/LS 5Band 6

Take-home a month

J$199k – J$254k

Also in Pay Band 6:GMG/AM 4 FSG/FSO 1 MCG/AVP 2 MCG/AVT 2 SWG/SSA 1 PIDG/LB 2 PIDG/AR 4 PIDG/RIM 4 OPS/SW 2 OPS/SW 1 OPS/SS 5 PLG/TA 5 SOG/ST 4 PTSG/PX 7 PTSG/PX 6

Common questions

How much does PLG/LS 5 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, PLG/LS 5 (General Legal Support Series) is paid J$2,943,960 to J$3,959,298 per year, or about J$245,330 to J$329,942 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$198,925 to J$253,864 a month.

Which pay band is PLG/LS 5?

PLG/LS 5 is in Pay Band 6 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will PLG/LS 5 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$2,803,771 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$2,943,960 in April 2026 and J$3,091,158 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 28, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.