Here’s how much new Ministers, MECs, Premiers and MPs will be paid

The Presidency has gazetted the salary increases for South Africa’s ministers, deputy ministers, members of parliament and other legislators in the country.

According to the proclamation notice the salary increases will take effect retroactively from April 2024. These public servants will be getting a 2.5% increase.

The increases were gazetted on Wednesday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is at 6pm expected to announce which way the ANC will go in terms of working with coalition partners for the seventh administration.

The ANC is currently holding a crucial special NEC meeting at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, in a bid to come up with a solution to the new government.

This is to discuss different options before them to constitute a coalition government two weeks from now.

The ANC suffered a defeat in the 2024 elections, it got 40% support, resulting it losing its grip on total power.

IOL reported on Wednesday that the ANC’s National Working Committee had proposed to the NEC a National Government of Unity comprising parties such as the DA, EFF, IFP, PA and NFP.

With new salary increases taking ministers salaries to over R2.6 million per annum, deputy president to over R3.1 million per annum and Speaker/NCOP chair to over R3.1 million per year, those jobs could very well be filled by opposition party leaders in the seventh administration.

For Parliament, the lowest-paid MPs will earn R1.2 million per year, to R1.39 million for the whips, R1.5 million for the largest opposition party and R1.79 million for the whip of the majority party.

Here is a breakdown of the increases these government officials will earn:

Deputy president, ministers and deputy ministers

Cabinet salaries

Position                                                          April 2023                              April 2024
Deputy President                                           R3,087,467                             R3,164,654
Ministers                                                        R2,624,329                             R2,689,937
Deputy Ministers                                            R2,161,190                             R2,215,220

Members of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP)

Parliament salaries

Position                                                          2023-2024                               2024-2025

National Assembly (NA) Speaker                   R3,078,467                               R3,164,654
NCOP Chair                                                    R3,078,467                               R3,164,654
Deputy Speaker: NA                                       R2,161,190                               R2,215,220
Deputy Chair: NCOP                                       R2,161,190                               R2,215,220
House chairperson                                          R2,057,045                               R2,108,472
Chief Whip: Majority Party                              R1,748,874                               R1,792,595
Chief Whip: NCOP                                           R1,748,874                               R1,792,595
Parliamentary Counsellor: President               R1,748,874                               R1,792,595
Parliamentary Counsellor: Deputy President   R1,748,874                              R1,792,595
Leader of Opposition                                      R1,748,874                               R1,792,595
Chairperson of a committee                           R1,634,452                               R1,675,314
Deputy Chief Whip: Majority Party                 R1,471,064                               R1,507,841
Chief Whip: Largest Minority Party                 R1,471,064                               R1,507,841
Leader of Minority Party                                 R1,471,064                               R1,507,841
Whip                                                               R1,365,074                               R1,399,201
NA member                                                    R1,243,450                               R1,274,536
Permanent Delegate of the NCOP                  R1,243,450                               R1,274,536

Premiers, MECs and Members of Provincial Legislatures

Provinces

Position                                                                    2023-2024                                       2024-2025
Premier                                                                     R2,470,010                                       R2,531,760
Member of Executive Council                                   R2,161,190                                       R2,215,220
Speaker                                                                      R2,161,190                                       R2,215,220
Deputy Speaker                                                          R1,748,874                                       R1,792,595
Chief Whip: Majority Party                                         R1,634,452                                       R1,675,314
Chairperson of committees                                        R1,471,067                                        R1,507,844
Leader of Opposition                                                  R1,471,067                                       R1,507,844
Chairperson of a committee                                        R1,471,067                                       R1,507,844
Deputy chairperson of committees                             R1,384,012                                       R1,418,612
Deputy Chief Whip: Majority Party                              R1,384,012                                       R1,418,612
Chief Whip: Largest Minority Party                              R1,384,012                                       R1,418,612
Leader of Minority Party                                              R,384,012                                         R1,418,612
Parliamentary Counsellor to King/Queen and Whip   R1,243,450                                       R1 274 536
Member of Provincial Legislature                                R1,203,473                                       R1,233,560

The remuneration packages include the following:

A basic salary component is equal to 60% of the total package, which constitutes the pensionable salary.

Each public servant is paid R120,000 per annum, included in their basic salary. The Presidency said that this amount is subject to the Income Tax Act.

An employer’s pension benefit contribution equal to 22.5% of pensionable salary.

In 2023/24, there were over 55,000 government employees earning above the R1 million figure.

South Africans also paid R724 billion towards the entire government employee wage bill.

-IOL BUSINESS

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