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Pay and grading

The pay and grading structure for staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas is outlined in the table below with a summary of the relevant salary scale. The salaries and allowances of Members and their staff can be viewed in the TDs & Senators section of our website.

Grades Salary scale PPC Salary scale non-PPC  
Clerk of the Dáil €230,780 €219,240 Annual
Deputy Secretary General €202,026 €191,924 Annual
Assistant Secretary €156,472 - €178,995 €148,651 - €170,047 Annual
Principal Officer Higher €106,187 - €130,951 €100,872 - €124,407 Annual
Principal Officer (Standard) €98,665 - €122,041 €93,733 - €115,939 Annual
Assistant Principal Higher €83,227 - €104,064 €79,061 - €98,863 Annual
Principal Clerk €75,822 - €104,064 €73,240 - €98,863 Annual
Assistant Principal €75,822 - €94,491 €73,240 - €89,764 Annual
Advisory Counsel Grade III €75,866 - €106,952 €72,259 - €101,595 Annual
Administrative Officer Higher Scale €51,042 - €71,214 €48,675 - €67,756 Annual
Administrative Officer Standard Scale €36,864 - €68,970 €35,368 - €65,621 Annual
Senior Clerk Higher Scale €57,963 - €71,214 €55,166 - €67,756 Annual
Senior Clerk Standard Scale €54,764 - €68,970 €52,158 - €65,621 Annual
Junior Clerk Higher Scale €37,538 -€59,132 €36,014 - €56,273 Annual
Junior Clerk Standard Scale  €34,562  - €56,969 €36,014 - €54,231 Annual
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €591.55 - €876.91 €572.35 - €836.66 Weekly
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €534.34 - €859.81 €510.37 - €820.49 Weekly
Head Usher €57,963 - €71,214 €55,166 - €67,756 Annual
Deputy Head Usher  €54,764 - €68,970 €52,158 - €65,621 Annual
Usher - Team Leader  €37,538 - €56,969 €36,014 - €54,231 Annual
Superintendent's Section: Usher Grade III, Services Officer, Porter, Service Attendant, Cleaner  €514.12 - €687.56 €509.19 - €661.59 Weekly (Average of 5 Salary Scales)
Assistant Editor of Debates €56,550 - €84,779 €53,836 - €80,535 Annual
Deputy Editor of Debates €79,836 - €99,635 €75,894 - €94,656 Annual
Chief Translator €97,253 - €122,041 €92,388 - €115,939 Annual
Translator Grad I  €79,836 - €99,635 €75,894 - €94,656 Annual
Translator Grad II  €69,518 - €84,778 €66,141 - €80,535 Annual
Translator Grad III  €36,088 - €74,094 €37,789 - €70,494 Annual
Senior Sign Language Interpreter €69,518 - €84,778 Not applicable Annual
Junior Sign Language Interpreter €36,088 - €74,094 Not applicable Annual
Parliamentary Reporter €41,536 - €73,213 €43,724 - €69,653 Annual
Assistant Librarian €36,086 - €74,094 €37,789 - €70,494 Annual
Senior Parliamentary Librarian €69,518 - €84,778 €66,141 - €80,535 Annual
Senior Researcher €69,518 - €84,778 €66,141 - €80,535 Annual
Researcher €36,086 - €74,094 €34,793 - €70,494 Annual

For full details about all Civil Service pay, visit the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Civil Service Payscales Reporting web page.

For each grade there are two payscales: 

  1. PPC (Personal Pension Contribution) Payscale - These rates apply where the appointee is a new entrant to the civil service or an existing civil or public servant appointed on or after 6 April 1995 and is required to make a personal pension contribution.
  2. Non-PPC (Personal Pension Contribution) Payscale - These rates apply where the appointee is a civil or public servant recruited before 6 April 1995 and who is not required to make a personal pension contribution. 

Last updated: 01 October 2023

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