Local Government Salary Scales

Local authority operative scales

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 February 2026

Director of service/executive manager DCC
€114,190 – €119,379 – €124,569 – €129,757 – €134,950

Senior executive officer/county & city librarian/head of information systems/financial accountant/management accountant/financial & management accountant
€81,777 – €82,506 – €85,715 – €88,944 – €92,179 – €95,379 – €98,600 – €102,252LSI1 – €108,074LSI2

Grade 7 – Administrative officer/senior executive librarian
€60,611 – €62,095 – €63,826 – €65,563 – €67,300 – €68,852 – €70,442 – €71,982 – €73,518 – €76,149LSI1 – €78,795LSI2

Grade 6 – Senior staff officer/executive librarian/senior legal assistant/clerk of works/building inspector
€57,895 – €59,276 – €60,960 – €64,126 – €66,017 – €68,367LSI1 – €70,730LSI2

Grade 5 – Staff officer/librarian/legal assistant
€52,239 – €53,799 – €55,392 – €57,019 – €58,657 – €60,567LSI1 – €62,484LSI2

Grade 4 – Assistant staff officer/senior library assistant
€36,113 – €38,240 – €41,259 – €43,241 – €44,975 – €46,653 – €48,917 – €50,557 – €52,239 – €53,829LSI1 – €55,460LSI2

Grade 3 – Clerical officer/library assistant/branch librarian*
€31,619 – €33,368 – €33,802 – €34,674 – €35,952 – €37,231 – €38,510 – €39,439 – €40,492 – €41,711 – €42,578 – €43,789 – €45,006 – €47,297 – €48,924LSI1

*Hourly rate for a Branch Librarian is based on the Library Assistant salary scale. The rate below is based on a 35-hour working week.

Branch librarian* (hourly rate)
€17.31 – €18.27 – €18.51 – €18.99 – €19.69 – €20.39 – €21.09 – €21.60 – €22.17 – €22.84 – €23.31 – €23.98 – €24.64 – €25.90 – €26.79LSI1

County engineer
€99,520 – €103,214 – €106,902 – €110,594 – €114,283 – €118,165LSI1 – €122,043LSI2

Senior engineer
€92,770 – €95,045 – €97,310 – €99,586 – €101,855 – €104,136 – €107,565LSI1 – €110,997LSI2

Senior executive engineer
€79,881 – €82,330 – €83,503 – €85,968 – €88,454 – €90,933 – €93,430 – €96,567LSI1 – €99,695LSI2

Executive engineer
€60,255 – €62,447 – €64,640 – €66,837 – €69,032 – €71,226 – €73,423 – €75,606 – €77,813 – €80,001 – €82,523LSI1 – €83,758LSI2

Assistant engineer
€47,770 – €50,438 – €52,425 – €54,487 – €56,600 – €58,748 – €60,915 – €63,083 – €65,250 – €67,421 – €69,603 – €71,834LSI1 – €74,068LSI2

Graduate engineer
€39,846 – €42,684 – €46,744 – €50,447

Project Resident Engineer
€113,071

Senior resident engineer
€101,762

Resident engineer
From: €76,602, To: €85,958

Assistant resident engineer
From: €55,052, To: €76,105

Graduate resident engineer
From: €42,930, To: €55,052

Site technician Level 1
From: €62,041, To: €67,367

Site technician Level 2
From: €52,905, To: €62,041

Chief technician
€57,451 – €58,818 – €60,435 – €62,063 – €63,697 – €65,153 – €66,639 – €68,076 – €69,501 – €71,989LSI1 – €74,488LSI2

Senior Executive Technician
€55,622 – €56,746 – €58,297 – €60,935 – €62,533 – €64,761LSI1 – €66,993LSI2

Executive technician
€52,440 – €53,675 – €54,956 – €56,261 – €57,585 – €58,900 – €60,821LSI1 – €62,740LSI2

Technician grade I
€49,260 – €49,998 – €50,968 – €51,944 – €52,923 – €53,925 – €54,850 – €56,597LSI1 – €58,368LSI2

Technician grade II
€35,216 – €36,848 – €38,449 – €39,317 – €40,323 – €41,494 – €42,286 – €43,455 – €44,601 – €45,774 – €46,937 – €48,039 – €49,260 – €50,701LSI1 – €52,142LSI2

Senior social worker
€81,910 – €84,272 – €87,834 – €91,394 – €94,959 – €98,524

Social worker
€43,209 – €46,178 – €47,327 – €49,498 – €51,765 – €54,096 – €56,482 – €58,973 – €61,439 – €63,339 – €65,241 – €66,503LSI1

Professionally qualified housing welfare officer
€55,761 – €58,387 – €61,036 – €63,707 – €66,364 – €69,025 – €71,689 – €73,081LSI1

Housing welfare officer
€44,755 – €47,666 – €49,047 – €51,178 – €53,457 – €55,789 – €58,156 – €60,565 – €62,990 – €64,798 – €66,631 – €67,916LSI1

General operatives and related grades (outside the Dublin area)

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 February 2026

Foreman
€794.06 – after 0.5 years €797.94 – after 1.5 years €801.51 – after 2.5 years €803.54 – after 3.5 years €803.54 – after 4.5 years €803.54 – after 5.5 years €803.54 – after 6.5 years €804.85 – after 7.5 years €806.88 – after 8.5 years €809.05 – after 9.5 years €811.38 – after 10.5 years €813.48 – after 11.5 years €815.62

Driver plant operator A
€779.99 – after 0.5 years €783.83 – after 1.5 years €787.13 – after 2.5 years €789.12 – after 3.5 years €791.11 – after 4.5 years €793.14 – after 5.5 years €794.95 – after 6.5 years €797.08 – after 7.5 years €799.06 – after 8.5 years €801.17 – after 9.5 years €803.32 – after 10.5 years €803.32 – after 11.5 years €803.32

Light equipment operator
€763.03 – after 0.5 years €766.63 – after 1.5 years €770.04 – after 2.5 years €771.91 – after 3.5 years €773.85 – after 4.5 years €775.77 – after 5.5 years €775.77 – after 6.5 years €776.20 – after 7.5 years €778.21 – after 8.5 years €780.24 – after 9.5 years €782.43 – after 10.5 years €784.53 – after 11.5 years €786.52

Refuse collector
€768.35 – after 0.5 years €771.91 – after 1.5 years €775.37 – after 2.5 years €775.37 – after 3.5 years €775.68 – after 4.5 years €777.57 – after 5.5 years €779.48 – after 6.5 years €781.48 – after 7.5 years €783.46 – after 8.5 years €785.46 – after 9.5 years €787.62 – after 10.5 years €789.72 – after 11.5 years €791.73

Ganger
€773.91 – after 0.5 years €774.29 – after 1.5 years €777.65 – after 2.5 years €779.79 – after 3.5 years €781.65 – after 4.5 years €783.61 – after 5.5 years €785.69 – after 6.5 years €787.62 – after 7.5 years €789.71 – after 8.5 years €792.01 – after 9.5 years €793.97 – after 10.5 years €796.21 – after 11.5 years €798.31

Driver plant operator B
€795.51 – after 0.5 years €799.22 – after 1.5 years €802.90 – after 2.5 years €804.93 – after 3.5 years €804.93 – after 4.5 years €804.93 – after 5.5 years €804.93 – after 6.5 years €806.14 – after 7.5 years €808.26 – after 8.5 years €810.46 – after 9.5 years €812.65 – after 10.5 years €814.84 – after 11.5 years €817.06

Mobile library driver/assistant
€803.07 – after 0.5 years €806.68 – after 1.5 years €810.30 – after 2.5 years €812.31 – after 3.5 years €814.31 – after 4.5 years €816.29 – after 5.5 years €818.28 – after 6.5 years €820.38 – after 7.5 years €822.46 – after 8.5 years €824.57 – after 9.5 years €826.72 – after 10.5 years €829.00 – after 11.5 years €831.08

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 3
€794.06 – after 0.5 years €797.94 – after 1.5 years €801.51 – after 2.5 years €803.54 – after 3.5 years €803.54 – after 4.5 years €803.54 – after 5.5 years €803.54 – after 6.5 years €804.85 – after 7.5 years €806.88 – after 8.5 years €809.05 – after 9.5 years €811.38 – after 10.5 years €813.48 – after 11.5 years €815.62

General operative/labourer
€693.83 – after 0.5 years €708.09 – after 1.5 years €751.26 – after 2.5 years €754.80 – after 3.5 years €758.19 – after 4.5 years €760.10 – after 5.5 years €762.06 – after 6.5 years €763.98 – after 7.5 years €765.88 – after 8.5 years €767.90 – after 9.5 years €769.90 – after 10.5 years €772.00 – after 11.5 years €774.08 – after 12.5 years €774.08 – after 13.5 years €774.87

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 5
€844.48 – after 1 year €852.00 – after 2 years €859.38 – after 3 years €867.38 – after 4 years €875.38 – after 5 years €883.51 – after 6 years €891.47 – after 7 years €898.95 – after 8 years €906.42 – after 9 years €911.39

General services supervisor
€914.82 – after 1 year €932.11 – after 2 years €949.37 – after 3 years €967.16 – after 4 years €985.01 – after 5 years €1,002.96 – after 6 years €1,021.36 – after 7 years €1,039.65 – after 8 years €1,058.43 – after 9 years €1,077.37

Part-time fire service personal

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 February 2026

Part-time firefighter
0 – 1 years: €16,852
2 – 4 years: €17,864
5 – 7 years: €19,112
8+ years: €20,251

Station officer
0 – 3 Years: €26,338
4 – 7 Years: €28,635
8+ Years: €30,721

Sub officer/driver mechanic
0 – 3 Years: €21,821
4 – 7 Years: €23,558
8+ Years: €25,139

Attendance rates
Basic rate: €26.04
Drill rate: €52.08

Day
1st hour: €52.08
Subsequent hours: €26.04

Night/weekend
1st hour: €104.16
Subsequent hours: €52.08

 

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