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Science and Technology, level 8

Director, Land Administration, Regional Rural Planner and Senior Plant Quarantine/Enquiry Point Officer are usually paid on this scale.

You'd take home about

J$477,232 a month

when you start, going up to J$622,454 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$675,195 – J$908,062 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$477,232	J$8,102,338
2	J$487,759	J$8,304,896
3	J$498,549	J$8,512,518
4	J$509,608	J$8,725,331
5	J$520,944	J$8,943,464
6	J$532,564	J$9,167,051
7	J$544,474	J$9,396,227
8	J$556,682	J$9,631,133
9	J$569,195	J$9,871,912
10	J$582,020	J$10,118,709
11	J$595,167	J$10,371,677
12	J$608,642	J$10,630,969
13	J$622,454	J$10,896,744

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$7,716,512	J$8,102,338	J$8,507,454
2	J$7,909,425	J$8,304,896	J$8,720,141
3	J$8,107,160	J$8,512,518	J$8,938,144
4	J$8,309,839	J$8,725,331	J$9,161,597
5	J$8,517,585	J$8,943,464	J$9,390,637
6	J$8,730,525	J$9,167,051	J$9,625,404
7	J$8,948,788	J$9,396,227	J$9,866,039
8	J$9,172,508	J$9,631,133	J$10,112,690
9	J$9,401,821	J$9,871,912	J$10,365,508
10	J$9,636,866	J$10,118,709	J$10,624,645
11	J$9,877,788	J$10,371,677	J$10,890,261
12	J$10,124,732	J$10,630,969	J$11,162,517
13	J$10,377,851	J$10,896,744	J$11,441,581

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

Jobs paid at this grade

Taken from official vacancy notices.

Director, Land Administration Regional Rural Planner Senior Plant Quarantine/Enquiry Point Officer Senior Research Director Technical Quality Assurance Officer Urban Planner Deputy Food Storage Officer Director, Field Data Collection (Primary)Director, Field Operations Director, Land Administration Management

HIRING · 27 MAY 2026

Director, Land Administration

Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development

HIRING · 20 APR 2026

Urban Planner

Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development

HIRING · 3 FEB 2026

Director, Land Administration Management

Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development

All SOG/ST 8 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

SOG/ST 7Band 9

SOG/ST 8Band 11

Take-home a month

J$477k – J$622k

SOG/ST 9Band 11

Also in Pay Band 11:GMG/SEG 5 FSG/FSO 6 MCG/AVP 6 MIS/IT 8 RMG/TA 9 SWG/PS 4 SWG/PAO 5 SWG/PAO 4

Common questions

How much does SOG/ST 8 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SOG/ST 8 (Science and Technology Series) is paid J$8,102,338 to J$10,896,744 per year, or about J$675,195 to J$908,062 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$477,232 to J$622,454 a month.

Which pay band is SOG/ST 8?

SOG/ST 8 is in Pay Band 11 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SOG/ST 8 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$7,716,512 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$8,102,338 in April 2026 and J$8,507,454 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 29, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.