2013 Salaries Determination for MPs
The Remuneration Authority has released its 2013 determination for MPs salaries. These are backdated to 1 July. The new salary levels for each type of MP are:
- PM $428,500
- Deputy PM $303,900
- Cabinet Ministers (18) $268,500
- Speaker $268,500
- Leader of the Opposition $268,500
- Ministers outside Cabinet (7) $226,300
- Government Senior Whip $200,770
- Labour Deputy Leader $192,560
- Labour Senior Whip $191,820
- Deputy Speaker $189,400
- Green Party Leader $182,170
- NZ First Party Leader $173,140
- Green Whip $172,520
- Maori Party Leader $166,060
- NZ First Whip $164,780
- Assistant Speakers (2) $162,200
- ACT Party Leader $162,200
- UnitedFuture Party Leader $162,200
- Mana Party Leader $162,200
- Junior Whips (3) $162,200
- Select Committee Chairs (13) $162,200
- Select Cmte Deputy Chairs (13) $152,400
- Ordinary MPs (49) $147,800
The Remuneration Authority said that the average annual increase in terms of total remuneration is just under 2%.