Politicians' salaries are rising: increase by 4.6 percent from 2024!

Politicians' salaries are rising: increase by 4.6 percent from 2024!

The Court of Audit announced on Wednesday that the salaries of public officials will increase next year. This annual adjustment is based on legal requirements of the Federal Constitution. The increase is 4.6 percent, like Today.at reported. In the salary pyramid, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen remains well ahead with 27,928.90 euros, followed by the Federal Chancellor, whose salary is expected to rise to 24,936.50 euros. Vice-chancellors and ministers will receive different amounts depending on their department, while members of the National Council will earn 10,827.60 euros.

However, no final decisions have been made yet; Discussions about a possible zero wage round are ongoing. The Court of Auditors finds that in the future there will be three different starting amounts for salary increases, which will make the once clearly structured salary system increasingly complicated. In this regard, there is also an adjustment in the federal states, as the latest information shows.

Insight into the salary table

In addition, the adjustment factor for 2024 was announced, which was officially calculated at 1.097. This means that the adjustment of salaries of public officials also depends on the inflation rate, like that Federal Computing Court explained. From January 1, 2024, an adjustment will apply, according to which, according to the legal regulations, the salaries of officials at the federal level may only be increased to a limited extent. For many politicians, this means that their salary increases will be significantly limited in the next few years.