The Administrative Officer (AO) scale runs from €41,176 at
point 1 to €76,546 at the top, across 12 points — 10 ordinary increments plus 2 long service increments. On the starting point a single PAYE worker takes home about €34,428 a year, or €2,868.99 a month, after income tax,
USC and PRSI.
Point 1€41,176€34,428 take-home
Maximum (12 points)€76,546€53,330 take-home
Years to scale max9then 2 LSI
Every point on the AO scale
Gross and take-home at each point — scale effective 1 June 2026.
Take-home is a full-year estimate for a single PAYE worker on Class A PRSI, before pension.
Point
Gross / year
Take-home / year
Take-home / month
Point 1
€41,176
€34,428
€2,868.99
Point 2
€43,899
€36,409
€3,034.10
Point 3
€44,678
€36,840
€3,070.03
Point 4
€48,089
€38,640
€3,220.01
Point 5
€52,470
€40,952
€3,412.64
Point 6
€55,949
€42,787
€3,565.61
Point 7
€59,567
€44,696
€3,724.69
Point 8
€63,232
€46,630
€3,885.83
Point 9
€66,895
€48,563
€4,046.89
Point 10 (max)
€70,547
€50,464
€4,205.37
LSI1
€73,077
€51,673
€4,306.07
LSI2
€76,546
€53,330
€4,444.14
Long service increments are not annual. LSI1 is paid after 3 years on the maximum of the
scale and LSI2 after a further 3 years.
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2026 Class A estimate assuming uniform weekly pay: 4.2% through September and 4.35% from October, blended over the year. Actual PRSI is calculated per pay period and can differ with bonuses, unpaid weeks or a 53-week payroll year. Figures are not stored; calculator events use only a broad salary band.
The Administrative Officer (AO) scale runs from €41,176 at point 1 to €76,546 at the top, across 12 points, of which the last 2 are long service increments. Figures are the scale effective 1 June 2026.
What is AO take-home pay after tax?
A single PAYE worker on the AO starting point of €41,176 takes home about €34,428 a year (€2,868.99 a month). At the €76,546 maximum that is about €53,330 a year. This is a full-year estimate after income tax, USC and PRSI, before any pension deduction.
How long does it take to reach the top of the AO scale?
There are 10 ordinary points, so roughly 9 years of satisfactory service reaches €70,547. The remaining 2 points are long service increments: LSI1 is paid after 3 years on the maximum and LSI2 after a further 3, taking the scale to €76,546.
Do AO increments happen automatically?
Ordinary increments are annual and depend on satisfactory service rather than being automatic. Long service increments are different again — they are only paid after a qualifying period sitting at the maximum of the scale, not each year.