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Pay Band 12Grade SOG/ST 10

Science and Technology, level 10

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

You'd take home about
J$569,195 a month
when you start, going up to J$746,133 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.
Salary before tax
J$822,659 – J$1,106,385 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.

StepTake-home a monthBefore tax, a year
1J$569,195J$9,871,912
2J$582,020J$10,118,710
3J$595,167J$10,371,677
4J$608,642J$10,630,970
5J$622,454J$10,896,744
6J$636,611J$11,169,162
7J$651,122J$11,448,392
8J$665,996J$11,734,602
9J$681,242J$12,027,966
10J$696,869J$12,328,665
11J$712,887J$12,636,882
12J$729,305J$12,952,804
13J$746,133J$13,276,624

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales
StepExistingApril 2026April 2027
1J$9,401,821J$9,871,912J$10,365,508
2J$9,636,867J$10,118,710J$10,624,646
3J$9,877,788J$10,371,677J$10,890,261
4J$10,124,733J$10,630,970J$11,162,518
5J$10,377,851J$10,896,744J$11,441,581
6J$10,637,297J$11,169,162J$11,727,620
7J$10,903,230J$11,448,392J$12,020,811
8J$11,175,811J$11,734,602J$12,321,332
9J$11,455,206J$12,027,966J$12,629,365
10J$11,741,586J$12,328,665J$12,945,099
11J$12,035,126J$12,636,882J$13,268,726
12J$12,336,004J$12,952,804J$13,600,444
13J$12,644,404J$13,276,624J$13,940,455

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
Take-home a month
J$132k – J$170k
SOG/ST 3Band 5
Take-home a month
J$164k – J$207k
SOG/ST 4Band 6
Take-home a month
J$199k – J$254k
SOG/ST 5Band 7
Take-home a month
J$239k – J$307k
SOG/ST 6Band 9
Take-home a month
J$336k – J$438k
SOG/ST 7Band 9
Take-home a month
J$336k – J$438k
SOG/ST 8Band 11
Take-home a month
J$477k – J$622k
SOG/ST 9Band 11
Take-home a month
J$477k – J$622k
SOG/ST 10Band 12
Take-home a month
J$569k – J$746k

Also in Pay Band 12:GMG/SEG 6FSG/FSO 7FMG/AS 6FMG/AS 5FMG/PA 5RMG/TA 10PIDG/AR 7

Common questions

How much does SOG/ST 10 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SOG/ST 10 (Science and Technology Series) is paid J$9,871,912 to J$13,276,624 per year, or about J$822,659 to J$1,106,385 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$569,195 to J$746,133 a month.

Which pay band is SOG/ST 10?

SOG/ST 10 is in Pay Band 12 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SOG/ST 10 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$9,401,821 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$9,871,912 in April 2026 and J$10,365,508 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 29, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.