Pay Band 10Grade SWG/PAO 3

Probation Aftercare Officers, level 3

Government of Jamaica monthly-paid staff in the Social Work Group.

You'd take home about

J$401,754 a month

when you start, going up to J$520,944 at the top of the scale. That's after tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension.

Salary before tax

J$554,164 – J$745,289 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$401,754	J$6,649,966
2	J$410,394	J$6,816,216
3	J$419,250	J$6,986,621
4	J$428,327	J$7,161,287
5	J$437,631	J$7,340,318
6	J$447,168	J$7,523,826
7	J$456,943	J$7,711,922
8	J$466,962	J$7,904,720
9	J$477,232	J$8,102,338
10	J$487,759	J$8,304,896
11	J$498,549	J$8,512,519
12	J$509,608	J$8,725,332
13	J$520,944	J$8,943,465

Scale in force from 1 April 2026.

See the existing and April 2027 scales

Step	Existing	April 2026	April 2027
1	J$6,333,301	J$6,649,966	J$6,982,464
2	J$6,491,634	J$6,816,216	J$7,157,026
3	J$6,653,925	J$6,986,621	J$7,335,952
4	J$6,820,273	J$7,161,287	J$7,519,351
5	J$6,990,779	J$7,340,318	J$7,707,334
6	J$7,165,549	J$7,523,826	J$7,900,018
7	J$7,344,688	J$7,711,922	J$8,097,519
8	J$7,528,305	J$7,904,720	J$8,299,956
9	J$7,716,512	J$8,102,338	J$8,507,454
10	J$7,909,425	J$8,304,896	J$8,720,141
11	J$8,107,161	J$8,512,519	J$8,938,145
12	J$8,309,840	J$8,725,332	J$9,161,599
13	J$8,517,586	J$8,943,465	J$9,390,639

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

One step up, one step down

SWG/PAO 1Band 9

SWG/PAO 3Band 10

Take-home a month

J$402k – J$521k

Also in Pay Band 10:GMG/SEG 4 FSG/FSO 5 FMG/AS 4 FMG/PA 4 MCG/AVP 5 MCG/IE 6 MIS/IT 7 RMG/TA 8 PIDG/AR 6

Common questions

How much does SWG/PAO 3 pay in Jamaica?

From 1 April 2026, SWG/PAO 3 (Probation Aftercare Officers Series) is paid J$6,649,966 to J$8,943,465 per year, or about J$554,164 to J$745,289 per month before deductions. After tax, NIS, NHT and a 5% pension, that's about J$401,754 to J$520,944 a month.

Which pay band is SWG/PAO 3?

SWG/PAO 3 is in Pay Band 10 of the Government of Jamaica compensation structure.

How much will SWG/PAO 3 go up by 2027?

Under the 2025 to 2028 agreement, the minimum of the scale goes from J$6,333,301 (the existing rate, in force since April 2024) to J$6,649,966 in April 2026 and J$6,982,464 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 19, dated 2026-02-09. Confirm your step on the scale with your HR department.