MLA Salaries Set to Rise to over £69,000 Under New Pay Proposals

MLA salaries set to rise to over £69,000 under new pay proposals

MLAs are set to receive a £2,016 pay rise when the next Northern Ireland Assembly begins its new mandate in 2027, according to new proposals from…

Stormont: MLA salary will rise from £67,200 to £69,216 next May

The proposals follow MLAs being awarded an almost 27% uplift in their annual wages in April - a rise more than £14,000.

New row over MLA salary increases…

From the BBC: A pay rise of more than £2,000 for Northern Ireland Assembly members (MLAs) is “grotesque”, the first minister has said. The proposals planned for next year would bring MLAs annual salary to £69,216. The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next May, under draft proposals by Stormont’s Independent Remuneration Board. Speaking to the media at Stormont, she said: “This issue of wages is not…

MLA pay rise to £69,216 proposed for next Stormont term

MLAs would receive a £2,016 increase in their basic annual salary after next year’s Assembly election under proposals now open for public consultation. The Independent Remuneration Board has proposed raising basic pay from £67,200 to £69,216 for the start of the 2027–32 Assembly term, followed by annual increases linked to Northern Ireland earnings growth and capped at 3%. Members of the public have until 15 October to give their views before th…