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:
- 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.
- 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