Hourly Pay Rates

Guidance for Managers on choosing an Hourly Administrative rate

When hiring an hourly paid administrative employee, it’s important to select a rate of pay that reflects the level and type of work being done. The guidance below provides practical overview to help managers make the right choice, ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with university guidelines.

When hiring an Administrative Hourly Paid Employee, you are required to choose a rate of pay appropriate to the work being done. The Hourly Administrative range has 11 rates as per the Table below:

These Administrative rates are to be used for hourly administrative work in you School / Unit. Adhoc value rates are no longer to be used. The National Minimum wage of €13.50 remains as a stand-alone rate.

The table below is for illustration and guidance purposes only to give an indication of where each rate falls in relation to the University Administrative grades from EA up to SAOI.

Important Note: The higher rates (pt 8 to pt 11 in green on both tables) can be only used in exceptional circumstances for highly skilled staff (e.g. Legal expertise, treasury management expertise etc.). The UMT have asked that a note on the use of higher rates be brought to the meeting in approx. 6 months. In order for this request to be accommodated, you are required to email the justification for the higher rate to (opens in a new window)helpdesk@ucd.ie.