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 |
Total numbers December 2015 |
Salary scale PPC |
Salary scale non-PPC |
Weekly/
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerk of the Dáil | 1 | €184,061 | €175,126 | Annual |
| Assistant Secretary | 2 | €125,761 €143,535 | €119,572-€136,496 | Annual |
| Director (PO (higher)) | 1 | N/A | €81,080-€98,995 | Annual |
| Principal Officer (standard) | 17 | €79,401-€97,194 | €75,647-€89,906 | Annual |
| Assistant Principal | 44 | €65,000-€76,224 | €61,966-€72,546 | Annual |
| Advisory Counsel Grade III | 11 | €64,223-€85,709 | €61,122- €81,631 | Annual |
| AO Parliamentary | 10 | €34,379-€61,943 | €36,324-€58,882 | Annual |
| AO Standard Scale | 5 | €30,221-€58,294 | €28,742-€55,415 | Annual |
| Senior Clerk | 48 | €46,081-€58,294 | €43,816-€55,415 | Annual |
| Junior Clerk | 57 | €27,739-€47,975 | €26,383-€45,616 | Annual |
| Staff Officer | 1 | €34,771-€46,171 | €33,070-€43,906 | Annual |
| CO | 78 | €419.29-€715.62 | €432.46-€680.42 | Weekly |
| Head Usher/Deputy Head Usher | 3 | €686.08-€774.81 | €652.43-€736.74 | Weekly (average 2 salary scales) |
| Usher Grade Team Leader | 8 | €30,821-€47,975 | €29,314-€45,616 | Annual |
| Superintendent's Section: Usher Grade III, Services Officer, Porter, Service Attendant, Cleaner |
72 | €374.44-€467.19 | €227.74-€614.06 | Weekly (average of 5 salary scales) |
| Assistant Editor | 7 | €47,617-€68,648 | €45,273-€65,330 | Annual |
| Deputy Editor | 3 | €65,000-€80,140 | €65,000-€76,349 | Annual |
| Translator Grad I | 2 | €65,000-€80,140 | €65,000-€76,349 | Annual |
| Translator Grad II | 5 | €58,765-€68,647 | €55,863-€65,330 | Annual |
| Translator Grad III | 12 | €29,377-€62,701 | €29,377-€62,701 | Annual |
| Parliamentary Reporter | 37 | €34,379-€61,943 | €36,327-€58,882 | Annual |
| Assistant Librarian | 5 | €32,317-€62,701 | €31,045-€56,604 | Annual |
| Senior Researchers | 6 | €58,765-€68,647 | €55,863-€65,330 | Annual |
| Researchers | 18 | €29,376-€62,701 | €27,941- €59,604 | 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: 14 April 2016