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 can be viewed in the TDs & Senators section of our website.
Grades |
Salary scale PPC |
Salary scale non-PPC |
Weekly/
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerk of the Dáil | €188,750 | €179,384 | Annual |
| Assistant Secretary | €134,307-€153,528 | €127,623-€145,899 | Annual |
| Director (PO (higher)) | €92,172-€113,072 | €87,685-€107,548 | Annual |
| Principal Officer (standard) | €85,823-€105,552 | €81,661-€100,402 | Annual |
| Assistant Principal | €66,495-€82,300 | €64,232-€78,311 | Annual |
| Advisory Counsel Grade III | €66,534-€92,817 | €63,370- €88,295 | Annual |
| AO Higher Scale | €44,719-€62,454 | €42,573-€59,422 | Annual |
| AO Standard Scale | €31,848-€60,486 | €30,339-€57,549 | Annual |
| Senior Clerk | €48,028-€60,486 | €45,717-€57,549 | Annual |
| Junior Clerk | €29,609-€49,960 | €30,923-€47,553 | Annual |
| Clerical Officer | €451.74-€749.56 | €465.32-€713.86 | Weekly |
| Head Usher/Deputy Head Usher | €678.26-€765.95 | €646.04-€729.35 | Weekly (average 2 salary scales) |
| Usher Grade Team Leader | €32,460-€49,960 | €30,923-€47,553 | Annual |
| Superintendent's Section: Usher Grade III, Services Officer, Porter, Service Attendant, Cleaner |
€433.50-€590.92 | €429.05-€567.39 | Weekly (average of 5 salary scales) |
| Assistant Editor | €49,594-€74,103 | €47,203-€70,521 | Annual |
| Deputy Editor | €69,931-€86,642 | €66,558-€82,438 | Annual |
| Translator Grad I | €69,931-€86,642 | €66,558-€82,438 | Annual |
| Translator Grad II | €60,967-€74,102 | €58,006-€70,521 | Annual |
| Translator Grad III | €30,988-€64,981 | €32,689-€61,822 | Annual |
| Parliamentary Reporter | €36,090-€64,208 | €38,077-€61,086 | Annual |
| Assistant Librarian | €30,987-€64,981 | €32,689-€61,822 | Annual |
| Senior Researchers | €60,967-€74,102 | €58,006-€70,521 | Annual |
| Researchers | €30,987-€64,981 | €29,522- €61,822 | Annual |
All payscales for the grades listed above can be found here. 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 6th 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 6th April 1995 and who is not required to make a Personal Pension Contribution.
Last updated: 10 January 2019