Local Government Salary Scales

Revision of salaries with effect from 1st June 2024, unless otherwise stated.

Local authority operative scales

Director of service/executive manager DCC
108,658 – 113,596 – 118,536 – 123,471 – 128,413

Senior executive officer/county & city librarian/head of information systems/financial accountant/management accountant/financial & management accountant
77,815 – 78,509 – 81,562 – 84,635 – 87,713 – 90,759 – 93,824 – LSI1 97,300 – LSI2 102,840

Grade 7 – Administrative officer/senior executive librarian
57,675 – 59,086 – 60,734 – 62,387 – 64,040 – 65,517 – 67,030 – 68,494 – 69,956 – LSI1 72,460 – LSI2 74,978

Grade 6 – Senior staff officer/executive librarian/senior legal assistant/clerk of works/building inspector
55,090 – 56,405 – 58,006 – 61,019 – 62,819 – LSI1 65,055 – LSI2 67,304

Grade 5 – Staff officer/librarian/legal assistant
49,706 – 51,193 – 52,709 – 54,256 – 55,816 – LSI1 57,633 – LSI2 59,456

Grade 4 – Assistant staff officer/senior library assistant
33,760 -35,866 – 38,855 – 40,818 – 42,535 – 44,196 – 46,438 – 48,060 – 49,706 – LSI1 51,221 – LSI2 52,773

Grade 3 – Clerical officer/library assistant/branch librarian*
29,311 – 31,043 – 31,472 – 32,336 – 33,601 – 34,867 – 36,134 – 7,053 – 38,096 – 39,303 – 40,161 – 41,360 – 42,565 – 44,834 – LSI 1 46,445

*Hourly rate for a Branch Librarian is based on the Library Assistant salary scale. The rate below, effective from 01/03/2023, is based on a 35 hour working week.

Branch librarian* (hourly rate)
16.05 – 17.00 – 17.23 – 17.71 – 18.40 – 19.09 – 19.79 – 20.29 – 20.86 – 21.52 – 21.99 – 22.65 – 23.31 – 24.55 – LSI 25.43

County engineer
94,699 – 98,214 – 101,724 – 105,237 – 108,747 – LSI1 112,442 – LSI 2 116,132

Senior engineer
88,276 – 90,441 – 92,597 – 94,762 – 96,922 – 99,091 – LSI1 102,354 – LSI 2 105,620

Senior executive engineer
76,012 – 78,342 – 79,457 – 81,804 – 84,169 – 86,529 – 88,904 – LSI1 91,889 – LSI 2 94,866

Executive engineer
57,336 – 59,423 – 61,509 – 63,599 – 65,688 – 67,776 – 69,866 – 71,944 – 74,044 – 76,126 – LSI1 78,526 – LSI2 79,701

Assistant engineer
45,302 – 47,944 – 49,884 – 51,849 – 53,858 – 55,902 – 57,964 – 60,027 – 62,089 – 64,154 – 66,232 – LSI1 68,354 – LSI2 70,480

Graduate engineer
37,456 – 40,266 – 44,286 – 47,952

Project resident engineer
107,594

Senior resident engineer
96,832

Resident engineer
From: 72,892 To: 81,794

Assistant resident engineer
From: 52,385 To: 72,418

Graduate resident engineer
From: 40,510 To: 52,385

Site technician Level 1
From: 59,036 To: 64,104

Site technician Level 2
From: 50,342 To: 59,036

Chief technician
54,668 – 55,968 – 57,508 – 59,057 – 60,612 -61,997 -63,411 – 64,778 – 66,135 – LSI1 68,501 – LSI2 70,879

Senior executive technician
52,928 – 53,997 – 55,473 – 57,984 – 59,504 – LSI1 61,624 – LSI2 63,748

Executive technician
49,899 – 51,075 – 52,294 – 53,536 – 54,795 – 56,048 – LSI1 57,875 – LSI2 59,701

Technician grade I
46,777 – 47,508 – 48,463 – 49,421 – 50,359 – 51,312 – 52,193 – LSI1 53,855 – LSI2 55,541

Technician grade II
32,872 – 34,488 – 36,073 – 36,933 – 37,929 – 39,088 – 39,872 – 41,030 – 42,164 – 43,326 – 44,477 – 45,568 – 46,777 – LSI1 48,202 – LSI2 49,613

Senior social worker
77,943 – 80,190 – 83,579 – 86,966 – 90,359 – 93,751

Social worker
40,786 – 43,726 – 44,863 – 47,013 – 49,245 – 51,475 – 53,746 – 56,116 – 58,463 – 60,271 – 62,080 – LSI1 63,282

Professionally qualified housing welfare officer
53,059 – 55,559 – 58,080 – 60,620 – 63,149 – 65,681 – 68,216 – LSI 169,541

Housing welfare officer
42,317 – 45,199 – 46,566 – 48,669 – 50,867 – 53,087 – 55,339 – 57,631 – 59,939 – 61,658 – 63,403 – LSI1 64,627

General operatives and related grades (outside the Dublin area)

Foreman
747.97 – after 0.5 years 751.81 – after 1.5 years 755.35 – after 2.5 years 757.36 – after 3.5 years 757.36 – after 4.5 years 757.36 – after 5.5 years 757.36 – after 6.5 years 758.66 – after 7.5 years 760.67 – after 8.5 years 762.81– after 9.5 years 765.12– after 10.5 years 767.20– after 11.5 years 769.32

Driver plant operator A
734.04 – after 0.5 years 737.84 – after 1.5 years 741.11 – after 2.5 years 743.08 – after 3.5 years 745.05 – after 4.5 years 747.06 – after 5.5 years 748.85 – after 6.5 years 750.96 – after 7.5 years 752.92 – after 8.5 years 755.01 – after 9.5 years 757.14 – after 10.5 years 757.14 – after 11.5 years 757.14

Light equipment operator
717.25 – after 0.5 years 720.81 – after 1.5 years 724.19 – after 2.5 years 726.04 – after 3.5 years 727.96 – after 4.5 years 729.86 – after 5.5 years 729.86 – after 6.5 years 730.29 – after 7.5 years 732.28 – after 8.5 years 734.29 – after 9.5 years 736.46 – after 10.5 years 738.54 – after 11.5 years 740.51

Refuse collector
722.52 – after 0.5 years 726.04 – after 1.5 years 729.47 – after 2.5 years 729.47 – after 3.5 years 729.77 – after 4.5 years 731.65 – after 5.5 years 733.54 – after 6.5 years 735.52 – after 7.5 years 737.48 – after 8.5 years 739.46 – after 9.5 years 741.60 – after 10.5 years 743.68 – after 11.5 years 745.67

Ganger
728.02 – after 0.5 years 728.40 – after 1.5 years 731.73 – after 2.5 years 733.84 – after 3.5 years 735.69 – after 4.5 years 737.63 – after 5.5 years 739.69 – after 6.5 years 741.60 – after 7.5 years 743.67 – after 8.5 years 745.94 – after 9.5 years 747.88 – after 10.5 years 750.10 – after 11.5 years 752.18

Driver plant operator B
749.41 – after 0.5 years 753.08 – after 1.5 years 756.73 – after 2.5 years 758.74 – after 3.5 years 758.74 – after 4.5 years 758.74 – after 5.5 years 758.74 – after 6.5 years 759.93 – after 7.5 years 762.03 – after 8.5 years 764.21 – after 9.5 years 766.38 – after 10.5 years 768.55 – after 11.5 years 770.75

Mobile library driver/assistant
756.89 – after 0.5 years 760.47 – after 1.5 years 764.05 – after 2.5 years 766.04 – after 3.5 years 768.02 – after 4.5 years 769.98 – after 5.5 years 771.95 – after 6.5 years 774.03 – after 7.5 years 776.09 – after 8.5 years 778.18 – after 9.5 years 780.31 – after 10.5 years 782.57 – after 11.5 years 784.63

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 3
747.97 – after 0.5 years 751.81 – after 1.5 years 755.35 – after 2.5 years 757.36 – after 3.5 years 757.36 – after 4.5 years 757.36 – after 5.5 years 757.36 – after 6.5 years 758.66 – after 7.5 years 760.67 – after 8.5 years 762.81 – after 9.5 years 765.12 – after 10.5 years 767.20 – after 11.5 years 769.32

General operative/labourer
648.74 – after 0.5 years 662.85 – after 1.5 years 705.60 – after 2.5 years 709.10 – after 3.5 years 712.46 – after 4.5 years 714.35 – after 5.5 years 716.29 – after 6.5 years 718.19 – after 7.5 years 720.07 – after 8.5 years 722.07 – after 9.5 years 724.05 – after 10.5 years 726.13 – after 11.5 years 728.19 – after 12.5 years 728.19 after 13.5 years 728.97

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 5
797.89 – after 1 year 805.34 – after 2 years 812.65 – after 3 years 820.57 – after 4 years 828.49 – after 5 years 836.54 – after 6 years 844.42 – after 7 years 851.82 – after 8 years 859.22 – after 9 years 864.14

General services supervisor
867.54 – after 1 year 884.66 – after 2 years 901.75 – after 3 years 919.36 – after 4 years 936.86 – after 5 years 954.34 – after 6 years 971.89 – after 7 years 989.30 – after 8 years 1,007.16 – after 9 years 1,025.18

Part-time fire service personal

Part-time firefighter
0 – 2 years 13,023
2 – 4 years 14,015
5 – 7 years 15,239
8+ years 16,354

Station officer
0 – 3 Years 22,321
4 – 7 Years 24,329
8+ 26,619

Sub officer/driver mechanic
0 – 3 Years 17,893
4 – 7 Years 19,596
8+ 21,145

Attendance rates
Basic rate 24.52
Drill rate 49.04

Day
1st hour 49.04
Subsequent hours 24.52

Night/weekend
1st hour 98.08
Subsequent hours 49.04

 

LSI 1 after 3 years satisfactory service at the maximum.
LSI 2 after 6 years satisfactory service at the maximum.