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Public sector pay trends

What the Government of Jamaica is hiring for and paying, from 2,039 vacancy notices published between 3 Jan 2023 and 25 Sept 2026.

Pay scale growth, 2022 to 2027
+41.1%
Median grade, scale minimum
Vacancy notices analysed
2,039
854 job titles, 98 ministries and agencies
Most advertised job
Senior Secretary
85 notices, OPS/SS 3

How pay scales have moved

Median increase in the minimum of each grade's scale every April. There was no increase in April 2025.

2023 and 2024 from the 2022 to 2025 agreement; 2026 and 2027 from the 2025 to 2028 agreement.

Agencies advertising the best-paid jobs

Average starting salary of the posts each agency advertised, on today's scale. Agencies with at least 8 notices.

  1. Ministry of JusticeJ$5.48M
  2. Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and TransportJ$5.39M
  3. Ministry of Finance and the Public ServiceJ$4.88M
  4. Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure DevelopmentJ$4.87M
  5. Office of the CabinetJ$4.85M
  6. Department of Co-operatives and Friendly SocietiesJ$4.84M
  7. Revenue Protection DepartmentJ$4.71M
  8. Postal Corporation of JamaicaJ$4.61M
  9. Ministry of National SecurityJ$4.45M
  10. Office of the Governor-GeneralJ$4.43M

Agencies advertising the lowest-paid jobs

  1. Supreme CourtJ$2.39M
  2. Ministry of Transport and MiningJ$2.65M
  3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign TradeJ$2.74M
  4. Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency ManagementJ$3.04M
  5. Ministry of Legal and Constitutional AffairsJ$3.04M
  6. Jamaica Defence ForceJ$3.09M
  7. Ministry of Local Government and Community DevelopmentJ$3.20M
  8. Institute of Forensic Science and Legal MedicineJ$3.24M
  9. Court Administration DivisionJ$3.26M
  10. National Council on EducationJ$3.34M

This shows the mix of jobs an agency advertises, not what it pays for the same job. Every agency pays the same grade the same scale. An agency that hires many secretaries will rank lower than one hiring analysts and directors.

Most advertised jobs

  1. Senior Secretary85
  2. Administrative Assistant74
  3. Secretary 239
  4. Administrator31
  5. Executive Secretary 126
  6. Accounting Technician18
  7. Auditor17
  8. Data Protection Officer17
  9. Records Officer 117
  10. Payroll Officer16
  11. Public Procurement Officer16
  12. Senior Human Resource Officer16
  13. Executive Secretary14
  14. Public Procurement Administrator14
  15. Senior Auditor14

Most advertised grades

  1. GMG/SEG 3190
  2. GMG/SEG 2164
  3. GMG/SEG 1148
  4. GMG/AM 3126
  5. GMG/AM 489
  6. OPS/SS 388
  7. FMG/AT 384
  8. GMG/AM 279
  9. MIS/IT 559
  10. FMG/AT 253

Hiring activity

Vacancy notices per quarter. The latest quarter is still in progress.

Vacancy data from circulars published by the Office of the Services Commissions (central government ministries and departments). Some 2025 circulars have since been removed from the OSC site; for those, only the first post listed is counted. Pay scales from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.