FOI 1-23: Northern Ireland Assembly Secretariat pay scales
Information Standards Freedom of Information Response
Our Ref: FOI 1-23
19 January 2023
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”)
I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 19 December 2022 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In your request, you asked:
“Please could you forward me details of the Northern Ireland Assembly Secretariat pay scales from 2017 to the current working year.”
Please find attached details of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission pay scales from 2017 to the current working year as requested at Appendix A.
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INFORMATION STANDARDS
Appendix A - Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Pay Scales
| Grade and Spine Point | August 2017 | August 2018 | August 2019 | August 2020 | August 2021 | April 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AG8-1 |
£20,900 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG8-2 |
£22,202 |
£22,802 |
£23,487 |
£24,192 |
£24,676 |
£25,664 |
|
AG8-3 |
£23,589 |
£24,226 |
£24,953 |
£25,702 |
£26,217 |
£27,266 |
|
AG7-1 |
£26,831 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG7-2 |
£27,790 |
£28,541 |
£29,398 |
£30,280 |
£30,886 |
£32,122 |
|
AG7-3 |
£28,750 |
£29,527 |
£30,413 |
£31,326 |
£31,953 |
£33,232 |
|
AG6-1 |
£33,098 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG6-2 |
£34,124 |
£35,046 |
£36,098 |
£37,181 |
£37,925 |
£39,442 |
|
AG6-3 |
£35,148 |
£36,097 |
£37,180 |
£38,296 |
£39,062 |
£40,625 |
|
AG5-1 |
£40,889 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG5-2 |
£42,162 |
£43,301 |
£44,601 |
£45,940 |
£46,859 |
£48,734 |
|
AG5-3 |
£43,435 |
£44,608 |
£45,947 |
£47,326 |
£48,273 |
£50,204 |
|
AG4-1 |
£52,473 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG4-2 |
£54,115 |
£55,577 |
£57,245 |
£58,963 |
£60,143 |
£62,549 |
|
AG4-3 |
£55,757 |
£57,263 |
£58,981 |
£60,751 |
£61,967 |
£64,446 |
|
AG3-1 |
£64,562 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG3-2 |
£66,572 |
£68,370 |
£70,422 |
£72,535 |
£73,986 |
£76,946 |
|
AG3-3 |
£68,582 |
£70,434 |
£72,548 |
£74,725 |
£76,220 |
£79,269 |
|
AG2-1 |
£80,884 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG2-2 |
£83,488 |
£85,743 |
£88,316 |
£90,966 |
£92,786 |
£96,498 |
|
AG2-3 |
£86,092 |
£88,417 |
£91,070 |
£93,803 |
£95,680 |
£99,508 |
|
AG1-1 |
£124,929 |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
Lowest spine point removed |
|
AG1-2 |
£126,852 |
£130,278 |
£134,187 |
£138,213 |
£140,978 |
£146,618 |
|
AG1-3 |
£128,775 |
£132,252 |
£136,220 |
£140,307 |
£143,114 |
£148,839 |
