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 |
Weekly/
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerk of the Dáil | €200,598 | €190,568 | Annual |
| Assistant Secretary | €142,421 - €162,920 | €135,299 - €154,775 | Annual |
| Director (PO (higher)) | €95,661 - €117,352 | €91,003 - €111,619 | Annual |
| Principal Officer (standard) | €89,072 - €109,547 | €84,752 - €104,202 | Annual |
| Assistant Principal | €69,012 - €85,415 | €66,663 - €81,275 | Annual |
| Advisory Counsel Grade III | €69,052 - €96,330 | €65,769 - €91,637 | Annual |
| AO Higher Scale | €46,412 - €64,818 | €44,184 - €61,671 | Annual |
| AO Standard Scale | €33,053 - €62,776 | €31,644 - €59,727 | Annual |
| Senior Clerk Higher Scale | €52,756 - €64,818 | €50,211 - €61,671 | Annual |
| Senior Clerk Standard Scale | €49,845 - €62,776 | €47,447 - €59,727 | Annual |
| Junior Clerk Higher Scale | €33,689 - €53,821 | €32,253 - €51,220 | Annual |
| Junior Clerk Standard Scale | €30,884 - €51,851 | €32,253 - €49,353 | Annual |
| Clerical Officer Higher Scale | €525.13 - €794.05 | €507.03 - €756.13 | Weekly |
| Clerical Officer Standard Scale | €471.20 - €777.93 | €485.35 - €740.88 | Weekly |
| Head Usher | €52,756 - €64,818 | €50,211 - €61,671 | Annual |
| Deputy Head Usher | €49,845 - €62,776 | €47,447 - €59,727 | Annual |
| Usher Grade Team Leader | €33,689 - €51,851 | €32,253 - €49,353 | Annual |
| Superintendent's Section: Usher Grade III, Services Officer, Porter, Service Attendant, Cleaner |
€452.15 - €615.25 | €447.51 - €591.13 | Weekly (average of 5 salary scales) |
| Assistant Editor | €51,471 - €76,908 | €48,990 - €73,190 | Annual |
| Deputy Editor | €72,578 - €89,921 | €69,077 - €85,559 | Annual |
| Translator Grad I | €72,578 - €89,921 | €69,077 - €85,559 | Annual |
| Translator Grad II | €63,275 - €76,907 | €60,201 - €73,190 | Annual |
| Translator Grad III | €32,322 - €67,440 | €33,926 - €64,162 | Annual |
| Senior Sign Language Interpreter | €63,275 - €76,907 | Not applicable | |
| Parliamentary Reporter | €37,456 - €66,639 | €39,518 - €63,398 | Annual |
| Assistant Librarian | €32,321 - €67,440 | €33,926 - €64,162 | Annual |
| Senior Researcher | €63,275 - €76,907 | €60,201 - €73,190 | Annual |
| Researcher | €32,321 - €67,440 | €31,101 - €64,162 | 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: 22 February 2021