Pay scales of the Defence Forces

Enlisted Personnel Weekly Rates of Pay

Rank	Point	Revised on 1 June 2007
		€
Private (Apprentice)
On enlistment	1	245.33
After 1 years service	2	295.24
After 2 years service	3	391.80
After 3 years service	4	466.87

Private Grade 1/Seaman Third Class	-	371.85

Private 2 Star/Seaman Second Class	-	456.57

Private 3 Star/Seaman First Class	1	475.77
	2	492.76
	3	505.76
	4	518.70
	5	555.06


Corporal/Leading Seaman	1	570.60
	2	583.56
	3	596.58
	4	609.51


Sergeant/Petty Officer	1	627.69
	2	643.27
	3	658.74
	4	674.40


C.Q.M.S./Senior Petty Officer	1	728.82
	2	748.21
	3	767.54
	4	786.82


Company Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer	1	742.69
	2	761.99
	3	781.33
	4	800.64


B.Q.M.S./Senior Chief Petty Officer	1	808.94
	2	831.08
	3	853.10
	4	875.15


Sergeant-Major/Warrant Officer	1	731.08
	2	853.10
	3	875.15
	4	897.28

Rank	Point	Revised on 1 June 2007
		€
Second-Lieutenant / Ensign	1	31,716
	2	33,019


Lieutenant / Sub Lieutenant	1	36,231
	2	37,534
	3	38,966
	4	40,274
	5	41,584
	6	42,334
	7	43,422
	8	44,514


Captain/Lieutenant	1	45,612
	2	46,747
	3	47,873
	4	49,019
	5	50,153
	6	51,278
Maximum Scale point	7	53,742
1st Long Service Increment	-	55,879
2nd Long Service Increment	-	58,125


Commandant / Lieutenant Commander	1	58,183
	2	59,438
	3	60,681
	4	61,929
	5	63,177
Maximum Scale point	6	67,617
1st Long Service Increment		70,316
2nd Long Service Increment		73,127


Lieutenant Colonel / Commander	1	72,097
	2	74,007
	3	76,158
Maximum Scale point	4	78,202
1st Long Service Increment		79,378
2nd Long Service Increment		80,553


Colonel / Captain	1	83,111
		88,103
		93,107
		101,077

Certain Trades and Professions within the Defence Forces qualify for enhanced rates of pay