Local Government Salary Scales

Local authority operative scales

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 August 2025

Director of service/executive manager DCC
€113,059 – €118,197 – €123,336 – €128,472 – €133,614

Senior executive officer/county & city librarian/head of information systems/financial accountant/management accountant/financial & management accountant
€80,967 – €81,689 – €84,866 – €88,063 – €91,266 – €94,435 – €97,624 – €101,240 (LSI1) – €107,004 (LSI2)

Grade 7 – Administrative officer/senior executive librarian
€60,011 – €61,480 – €63,194 – €64,914 – €66,634 – €68,170 – €69,745 – €71,269 – €72,790 – €75,395 (LSI1) – €78,015 (LSI2)

Grade 6 – Senior staff officer/executive librarian/senior legal assistant/clerk of works/building inspector
€57,322 – €58,689 – €60,356 – €63,491 – €65,363 – €67,690 (LSI1) – €70,030 (LSI2)

Grade 5 – Staff officer/librarian/legal assistant
€51,722 – €53,266 – €54,844 – €56,454 – €58,076 – €59,967 (LSI1) – €61,865 (LSI2)

Grade 4 – Assistant staff officer/senior library assistant
€35,613 – €37,740 – €40,759 – €42,741 – €44,475 – €46,153 – €48,417 – €50,056 – €51,722 – €53,296 (LSI1) – €54,911 (LSI2)

Grade 3 – Clerical officer/library assistant/branch librarian*
€31,119 – €32,868 – €33,302 – €34,174 – €35,452 – €36,731 – €38,010 – €38,939 – €39,992 – €41,211 – €42,078 – €43,289 – €44,506 – €46,797 – €48,424 (LSI1)

*Hourly rate for a Branch Librarian is based on the Library Assistant salary scale. The rate below, effective from 1/10/2024, is based on a 35-hour working week.

Branch librarian* (hourly rate)
€17.04 – €18.00 – €18.23 – €18.71 – €19.41 – €20.11 – €20.81 – €21.32 – €21.90 – €22.57 – €23.04 – €23.70 – €24.37 – €25.62 – €26.51 (LSI1)

County engineer
€98,535 – €102,192 – €105,844 – €109,499 – €113,151 – €116,995 (LSI1) – €120,835 (LSI2)

Senior engineer
€91,851 – €94,104 – €96,347 – €98,600 – €100,847 – €103,105 – €106,500 (LSI1) – €109,898 (LSI2)

Senior executive engineer
€79,090 – €81,515 – €82,676 – €85,117 – €87,578 – €90,033 – €92,505 – €95,611 (LSI1) – €98,708 (LSI2)

Executive engineer
€59,658 – €61,829 – €64,000 – €66,175 – €68,349 – €70,521 – €72,696 – €74,857 – €77,043 – €79,209 €81,706 (LSI1) – €82,929 (LSI2)

Assistant engineer
€47,270 – €49,938 – €51,906 – €53,948 – €56,040 – €58,166 – €60,312 – €62,458 – €64,604 – €66,753 – €68,914 – €71,123 (LSI1) – €73,335 (LSI2)

Graduate engineer
€39,346 – €42,184 – €46,244 – €49,947

Project Resident Engineer
€111,951

Senior resident engineer
€100,754

Resident engineer
From: €75,844, To: €85,107

Assistant resident engineer
From: €54,507, To: €75,351

Graduate resident engineer
From: €42,430, To: €54,507

Site technician Level 1
From: €61,427, To: €66,700

Site technician Level 2
From: €52,381, To: €61,427

Chief technician
€56,882 – €58,236 – €59,837 – €61,449 – €63,066 – €64,508 – €65,979 – €67,402 – €68,813 – €71,276 (LSI1) – €73,750 (LSI2)

Senior Executive Technician
€55,071 – €56,184 – €57,720 – €60,332 – €61,914 – €64,120 (LSI1) – €66,330 (LSI2)

Executive technician
€51,921 – €53,144 – €54,412 – €55,704 – €57,015 – €58,317 – €60,219 (LSI1) – €62,119 (LSI2)

Technician grade I
€48,760 – €49,498 – €50,463 – €51,430 – €52,399 – €53,391 – €54,307 – €56,037 (LSI1) – €57,790 (LSI2)

Technician grade II
€34,716 – €36,348 – €37,949 – €38,817 – €39,823 – €40,994 – €41,786 – €42,955 – €44,101 – €45,274 – €46,437 – €47,539 – €48,760 – €50,199 (LSI1) – €51,626 (LSI2)

Senior social worker
€81,099 – €83,438 – €86,964 – €90,489 – €94,019 – €97,549

Social worker
€42,709 – €45,678 – €46,827 – €48,998 – €51,252 – €53,560 – €55,923 – €58,389 – €60,831 – €62,712 – €64,595 – €65,845 (LSI1)

Professionally qualified housing welfare officer
€55,209 – €57,809 – €60,432 – €63,076 – €65,707 – €68,342 – €70,979 – €72,357 (LSI1)

Housing welfare officer
€44,255 – €47,166 – €48,547 – €50,671 – €52,928 – €55,237 – €57,580 – €59,965 – €62,366 – €64,156 -€65,971 – €67,244 (LSI1)

General operatives and related grades (outside the Dublin area)

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 August 2025

Foreman
€784.48 – after 0.5 years €788.36 – after 1.5 years €791.93 – after 2.5 years €793.96 – after 3.5 years €793.96 – after 4.5 years €793.96 – after 5.5 years €793.96 – after 6.5 years €795.27 – after 7.5 years €797.30 – after 8.5 years €799.47 – after 9.5 years €801.80 – after 10.5 years €803.90 – after 11.5 years €806.04

Driver plant operator A
€770.41 – after 0.5 years €774.25 – after 1.5 years €777.55 – after 2.5 years €779.54 – after 3.5 years €781.53 – after 4.5 years €783.56 – after 5.5 years €785.37 – after 6.5 years €787.50 – after 7.5 years €789.48 – after 8.5 years €791.59 – after 9.5 years €793.74 – after 10.5 years €793.74 – after 11.5 years €793.74

Light equipment operator
€753.45 – after 0.5 years €757.05 – after 1.5 years €760.46 – after 2.5 years €762.33 – after 3.5 years €764.27 – after 4.5 years €766.19 – after 5.5 years €766.19 – after 6.5 years €766.62 – after 7.5 years €768.63 – after 8.5 years €770.66 – after 9.5 years €772.85 – after 10.5 years €774.95 – after 11.5 years €776.94

Refuse collector
€758.77 – after 0.5 years €762.33 – after 1.5 years €765.79 – after 2.5 years €765.79 – after 3.5 years €766.10 – after 4.5 years €767.99 – after 5.5 years €769.90 – after 6.5 years €771.90 – after 7.5 years €773.88 – after 8.5 years €775.88 – after 9.5 years €778.04 – after 10.5 years €780.14 – after 11.5 years €782.15

Ganger
€764.33 – after 0.5 years €764.71 – after 1.5 years €768.07 – after 2.5 years €770.21 – after 3.5 years €772.07 – after 4.5 years €774.03 – after 5.5 years €776.11 – after 6.5 years €778.04 – after 7.5 years €780.13 – after 8.5 years €782.43 – after 9.5 years €784.39 – after 10.5 years €786.63 – after 11.5 years €788.73

Driver plant operator B
€785.93 – after 0.5 years €789.64 – after 1.5 years €793.32 – after 2.5 years €795.35 – after 3.5 years €795.35 – after 4.5 years €795.35 – after 5.5 years €795.35 – after 6.5 years €796.56 – after 7.5 years €798.68 – after 8.5 years €800.88 – after 9.5 years €803.07 – after 10.5 years €805.26 – after 11.5 years €807.48

Mobile library driver/assistant
€793.49 – after 0.5 years €797.10 – after 1.5 years €800.72 – after 2.5 years €802.73 – after 3.5 years €804.73 – after 4.5 years €806.71 – after 5.5 years €808.70 – after 6.5 years €810.80 – after 7.5 years €812.88 – after 8.5 years €814.99 – after 9.5 years €817.14 – after 10.5 years €819.42 – after 11.5 years €821.50

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 3
€784.48 – after 0.5 years €788.36 – after 1.5 years €791.93 – after 2.5 years €793.96 – after 3.5 years €793.96 – after 4.5 years €793.96 – after 5.5 years €793.96 – after 6.5 years €795.27 – after 7.5 years €797.30 – after 8.5 years €799.47 – after 9.5 years €801.80 – after 10.5 years €803.90 – after 11.5 years €806.04

General operative/labourer
€684.25 – after 0.5 years €698.51 – after 1.5 years €741.68 – after 2.5 years €745.22 – after 3.5 years €748.61 – after 4.5 years €750.52 – after 5.5 years €752.48 – after 6.5 years €754.40 – after 7.5 years €756.30 – after 8.5 years €758.32 – after 9.5 years €760.32 – after 10.5 years €762.42 – after 11.5 years €764.50 – after 12.5 years €764.50 – after 13.5 years €765.29

Water & sewerage caretaker grade 5
€834.90 – €842.42 – €849.80 – €857.80 – €865.80 – €873.93 – €881.89 – €889.37 – €896.84 – €901.81

General services supervisor
€905.24 – €922.53 – €939.79 – €957.58 – €975.26 – €993.03 – €1,011.25 – €1,029.36 – €1,047.95 – €1,066.70

Part-time fire service personal

Revised pay scales with effect from 01 August 2025

Part-time firefighter
0 – 2 years €16,190
2 – 4 years €17,192
5 – 7 years €18,428
8+ years €19,555

Station officer
0 – 3 Years €25,582
4 – 7 Years €27,856
8+ Years €29,922

Sub officer/driver mechanic
0 – 3 Years €21,110
4 – 7 Years €22,830
8+ Years €24,395

Attendance rates
Basic rate €25.52
Drill rate €51.04

Day
1st hour €51.04
Subsequent hours €25.52

Night/weekend
1st hour €102.08
Subsequent hours €51.04

 

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