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Science and Technology, level 4

Maintenance Officer, Senior Laboratory Technician and Building and Property Maintenance Officer are 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$3,017,559
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$3,959,299

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$2,873,866	J$3,017,559	J$3,168,437
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$3,770,761	J$3,959,299	J$4,157,264

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Maintenance Officer Senior Laboratory Technician Building and Property Maintenance Officer Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector 1 Quantity Surveyor Research Assistant Assistant Food Storage Scientist Building and Property Management Officer Crop Research Assistant Draughtsman

HIRING · 9 SEP 2026

Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector 1

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

HIRING · 3 SEP 2026

Maintenance Officer

Forensic Pathology Branch (Autopsy Suite), Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine

HIRING · 11 JUN 2026

Senior Laboratory Technician

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

All SOG/ST 4 vacancies, open and closed →

One step up, one step down

SOG/ST 1Band 3

SOG/ST 2Band 4

SOG/ST 3Band 5

SOG/ST 4Band 6

Take-home a month

J$199k – J$254k

SOG/ST 5Band 7

SOG/ST 6Band 9

SOG/ST 7Band 9

SOG/ST 8Band 11

SOG/ST 9Band 11

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 PLG/LS 5 PTSG/PX 7 PTSG/PX 6

Common questions

How much does SOG/ST 4 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SOG/ST 4 (Science and Technology Series) is paid J$2,943,960 to J$3,959,299 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 SOG/ST 4?

SOG/ST 4 is in Pay Band 6 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SOG/ST 4 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 30, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.