Common Basic Scale for pre-2011 entrants

The salary scales on this website are those set out in the latest circular letters issued by the relevant Government Department. However, in some cases, there can be a delay between the publication of the circular letter authorising payment and the actual payment of the increases to members. Where delays occur, payment is backdated to the relevant date set out in the circular letter
 

Common Basic Scale for teachers who entered the profession before 1/1/11
 

These scales incorporate the 1.5% pay increase (or €750, whichever is larger) under the review of Building Momentum, effective from 1st October 2023. 

Point  Effective from 01/10/23
1 €39,387
2 €40,230
3 €41,419
4 €42,612
5 €44,461
6 €45,659
7 €46,856
8 €49,871
9 €51,387
10 €53,224
11 €55,066
12 €56,932
13 €58,494
14 €60,563
15 €60,563
16 €60,563
17 €63,414
18 €63,414
19 €63,414
20 €63,414
21 €67,183
22 €67,183
23 €67,183
24 €67,183
25 €71,345




Part Time Hourly Rates

Please note that 12% of the applicable rates will be removed to represent statutory annual leave entitlement of 4 weeks per year. Teachers will then be paid during the Christmas, Easter and summer holidays. Overall remuneration will not change.

1. Qualified casual hourly rate

From 01/10/2023

€50.42 + €6.87 (Rate + value of leave accumulated) 

2. Unqualified hourly rate (incl. 22% holiday pay) 

From 01/10/2023

€44.38 + €6.05 (Rate + value of leave accumulated) 

3. Qualified non-casual rate paid to teachers according to their own personal point on the incremental salary scale plus allowances divided by 735. This will give your own personal hourly rate. There is no additional payment for holiday periods as this figure includes 56% holiday pay. (Point on scale + allowances)/735


Posts of Responsibility

From 01/10/2023
Assistant Principal (AP I)   €9,755
Assistant Principal (AP II)   €4,316


Academic Allowances
Either of the allowances (a) or (b) may be held together with any one of the allowances (c) to (g).

(a) (i)H. Dip in Ed. (Pass)                                        
    (ii)Higher Froebel Certificate
€676
(b)(i)H.Dip in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons)                       
    (ii)Ard Teastas Gaeilge    
€1,415
(c) Primary Degree (Pass)        €2,109
(d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) €5,632
(e) Primary Degree (1st, 2nd or 3rd Hons)  €5,632
(f) Master Degree (1st or 2nd Hons)         €6,293
(g) Doctors Degree  €7,031

Other Allowances

(i) Teaching through Irish €1,812
(ii) Gaeltacht Grant €3,507
(iii) Island Allowance €2,109
(iv) Diploma for Special Education €2,790
(v) Special Allowances payable to teachers appointed before 1/1/1987 in Comprehensive Schools €2,830
(vi) Allowance for teachers with 35 years service (long service allowance - payable after 10 years completed on the maximum point of the salary scale) €2,660


Principal Allowances - category based on number of teachers

Category  From 01/10/2023
I €10,661
II €11,946
III €14,013
IV €16,443
V €19,128
VI €21,852
VII €24,488
VIII €27,154
IX €29,115
X €31,141
XI €34,095
XII €36,092
XIII €39,953
XIV €41,256
XV €44,747
XVI €46,690
XVII €48,629


Deputy Principal Allowances - category based on number of teachers

Category  From 01/10/2023
I €4,316
II €5,647
III €7,466
IV €9,358
V €11,190
VI €13,104
VII €14,944
VIII €16,752
IX €18,177
X €19,566
XI €21,717
XII €23,049
XIII €25,930
XIV €26,494
XV €28,946
XVI €30,061
XVII €31,165


 


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