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Science and Technology, level 6

Research Officer, Forensic Science Officer and Senior Building and Property Maintenance Officer are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$335,785 a month

when you start, going up to J$437,631 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$454,828 – J$611,693 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$335,785	J$5,457,937
2	J$343,416	J$5,594,385
3	J$351,238	J$5,734,245
4	J$359,256	J$5,877,601
5	J$367,474	J$6,024,541
6	J$375,897	J$6,175,155
7	J$384,531	J$6,329,533
8	J$393,325	J$6,487,772
9	J$401,754	J$6,649,966
10	J$410,394	J$6,816,216
11	J$419,250	J$6,986,621
12	J$428,327	J$7,161,287
13	J$437,631	J$7,340,318

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$5,198,035	J$5,457,937	J$5,730,834
2	J$5,327,986	J$5,594,385	J$5,874,105
3	J$5,461,186	J$5,734,245	J$6,020,958
4	J$5,597,715	J$5,877,601	J$6,171,481
5	J$5,737,658	J$6,024,541	J$6,325,768
6	J$5,881,100	J$6,175,155	J$6,483,913
7	J$6,028,127	J$6,329,533	J$6,646,010
8	J$6,178,830	J$6,487,772	J$6,812,160
9	J$6,333,301	J$6,649,966	J$6,982,464
10	J$6,491,634	J$6,816,216	J$7,157,026
11	J$6,653,925	J$6,986,621	J$7,335,952
12	J$6,820,273	J$7,161,287	J$7,519,351
13	J$6,990,779	J$7,340,318	J$7,707,334

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Research Officer Forensic Science Officer Senior Building and Property Maintenance Officer Senior Geologist Statistician Agricultural Economist 2 Engineer Fumigator GIS Specialist Planning and Research Officer

HIRING · 9 SEP 2026

Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector Fumigator

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

HIRING · 11 JUN 2026

Statistician

Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications (METT)

HIRING · 5 MAY 2026

Research Officer

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

All SOG/ST 6 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

SOG/ST 5Band 7

SOG/ST 6Band 9

Take-home a month

J$336k – J$438k

SOG/ST 7Band 9

SOG/ST 8Band 11

SOG/ST 9Band 11

Also in Pay Band 9:GMG/SEG 3 GMG/CAS 3 FSG/FSO 4 FMG/AS 3 FMG/PA 3 MCG/AVP 4 MCG/IE 5 MIS/IT 6 RMG/TA 7 SWG/PS 3 SWG/PAO 1 PIDG/LB 5

Common questions

How much does SOG/ST 6 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SOG/ST 6 (Science and Technology Series) is paid J$5,457,937 to J$7,340,318 per year, or about J$454,828 to J$611,693 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$335,785 to J$437,631 a month.

Which pay band is SOG/ST 6?

SOG/ST 6 is in Pay Band 9 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SOG/ST 6 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$5,198,035 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$5,457,937 in April 2026 and J$5,730,834 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.