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International Monetary Fund publishes its own salary scale, shown below grade by grade with its source. Salaries reported anonymously by staff appear below.

Official salary scale

IMF salary scale by grade, USD per year
GradeBase / yr
A01$37,800 – $47,240
A02$42,320 – $52,900
A03$47,400 – $59,250
A04$53,090 – $66,370
A05$60,680 – $75,850
A06$67,960 – $84,950
A07$76,120 – $95,150
A08$85,250 – $106,560
A09$89,620 – $112,030
A10$103,640 – $129,550
A11$121,480 – $151,850
A12$138,220 – $172,770
A13$156,910 – $196,140
A14$186,890 – $233,620
A15/B01$211,530 – $264,410
B02$247,050 – $302,640
B03$291,780 – $335,550
B04$327,470 – $373,310
B05$382,280 – $430,070

A01-A08 are support staff, A09-A15 professional staff, B01-B05 managerial staff. Effective May 2025. Source: IMF Annual Report 2025, Web Table 3.3: IMF staff salary structure.

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International Monetary Fund publishes its own salary scale. Effective May 2025, base pay runs from $37,800 a year (A01) to $430,070 a year (B05). A01-A08 are support staff, A09-A15 professional staff, B01-B05 managerial staff.