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Pay Band 3Grade SOG/ST 1

Science and Technology, level 1

Government of Jamaica monthly-paid staff in the Scientific Officers Group.

You'd take home about

J$110,750 a month

when you start, going up to J$148,946 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$125,952 – J$169,392 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$110,750	J$1,511,428
2	J$113,519	J$1,549,213
3	J$116,357	J$1,587,943
4	J$119,266	J$1,627,643
5	J$122,247	J$1,668,333
6	J$125,303	J$1,710,042
7	J$128,436	J$1,752,792
8	J$131,647	J$1,796,613
9	J$134,938	J$1,841,528
10	J$138,311	J$1,887,566
11	J$141,769	J$1,934,755
12	J$145,313	J$1,983,125
13	J$148,946	J$2,032,702

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$1,439,455	J$1,511,428	J$1,586,999
2	J$1,475,441	J$1,549,213	J$1,626,674
3	J$1,512,327	J$1,587,943	J$1,667,341
4	J$1,550,136	J$1,627,643	J$1,709,025
5	J$1,588,889	J$1,668,333	J$1,751,750
6	J$1,628,611	J$1,710,042	J$1,795,544
7	J$1,669,326	J$1,752,792	J$1,840,432
8	J$1,711,060	J$1,796,613	J$1,886,444
9	J$1,753,836	J$1,841,528	J$1,933,604
10	J$1,797,682	J$1,887,566	J$1,981,944
11	J$1,842,624	J$1,934,755	J$2,031,493
12	J$1,888,690	J$1,983,125	J$2,082,281
13	J$1,935,907	J$2,032,702	J$2,134,337

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

One step up, one step down

SOG/ST 1Band 3

Take-home a month

J$111k – J$149k

SOG/ST 2Band 4

SOG/ST 3Band 5

SOG/ST 4Band 6

SOG/ST 5Band 7

SOG/ST 6Band 9

SOG/ST 7Band 9

SOG/ST 8Band 11

SOG/ST 9Band 11

Also in Pay Band 3:GMG/AM 1 FMG/AC 2 FMG/AC 1 FMG/CS 1 MCG/AVT 1 PIDG/RIM 1 OPS/SS 2 OPS/SS 1 OPS/TO 2 OPS/TO 1 PLG/LS 1 PIDG/LA 1

Common questions

How much does SOG/ST 1 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SOG/ST 1 (Science and Technology Series) is paid J$1,511,428 to J$2,032,702 per year, or about J$125,952 to J$169,392 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$110,750 to J$148,946 a month.

Which pay band is SOG/ST 1?

SOG/ST 1 is in Pay Band 3 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SOG/ST 1 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$1,439,455 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$1,511,428 in April 2026 and J$1,586,999 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 30, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.