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Pay Band 8Grade RMG/TA 5

Tax Administration, level 5

Government of Jamaica monthly-paid staff in the Revenue Management Group.

You'd take home about

J$282,015 a month

when you start, going up to J$367,474 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$373,299 – J$502,045 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$282,015	J$4,479,584
2	J$288,075	J$4,591,572
3	J$294,286	J$4,706,361
4	J$300,652	J$4,824,021
5	J$307,178	J$4,944,621
6	J$313,990	J$5,068,237
7	J$321,077	J$5,194,943
8	J$328,340	J$5,324,817
9	J$335,785	J$5,457,937
10	J$343,416	J$5,594,385
11	J$351,238	J$5,734,245
12	J$359,256	J$5,877,601
13	J$367,474	J$6,024,541

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$4,266,270	J$4,479,584	J$4,703,563
2	J$4,372,926	J$4,591,572	J$4,821,151
3	J$4,482,249	J$4,706,361	J$4,941,680
4	J$4,594,306	J$4,824,021	J$5,065,222
5	J$4,709,163	J$4,944,621	J$5,191,852
6	J$4,826,892	J$5,068,237	J$5,321,648
7	J$4,947,565	J$5,194,943	J$5,454,690
8	J$5,071,254	J$5,324,817	J$5,591,058
9	J$5,198,035	J$5,457,937	J$5,730,834
10	J$5,327,986	J$5,594,385	J$5,874,105
11	J$5,461,186	J$5,734,245	J$6,020,958
12	J$5,597,715	J$5,877,601	J$6,171,481
13	J$5,737,658	J$6,024,541	J$6,325,768

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

One step up, one step down

RMG/TA 1Band 2

RMG/TA 2Band 4

RMG/TA 3Band 5

RMG/TA 4Band 7

RMG/TA 5Band 8

Take-home a month

J$282k – J$367k

RMG/TA 6Band 8

RMG/TA 7Band 9

RMG/TA 8Band 10

RMG/TA 9Band 11

Also in Pay Band 8:GMG/SEG 2 GMG/CAS 2 GMG/CAS 1 FSG/FSO 3 FMG/AS 2 FMG/PA 2 MCG/AVP 3 MCG/AVT 5 MCG/AVT 4 MCG/IE 4 MIS/IT 5 SWG/PS 2 PIDG/LB 4 PIDG/AR 5

Common questions

How much does RMG/TA 5 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, RMG/TA 5 (Tax Administration Series) is paid J$4,479,584 to J$6,024,541 per year, or about J$373,299 to J$502,045 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$282,015 to J$367,474 a month.

Which pay band is RMG/TA 5?

RMG/TA 5 is in Pay Band 8 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will RMG/TA 5 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$4,266,270 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$4,479,584 in April 2026 and J$4,703,563 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 16, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.