Salaries and Expenditure Rates 2012-2016

Table 1 - Salaries

Schedule 1 Paragraph 6(1)

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5)

Member  

Annual Salary for the year commencing 1 April 2012 

Annual Salary for the year commencing 1 April 2013

Annual Salary for the year commencing 1 April 2014

Annual Salary for the year commencing 1 April 2015

A member holding office as First Minister or deputy First Minister

£114,535

£120,000

£120,000

£120,000

A member holding office as any other Minister

£80,902

£86,000

£86,000

£86,000

A member holding office as a junior Minister

£55,101

£60,000

£60,000

£60,000

A member holding office as a junior Minister and who held that office on 1 April 2012

£62,710

£62,710

£62,710

£62,710

A member holding office as Speaker

£80,902

£92,000

£92,000

£92,000

A member holding office as Principal Deputy Speaker or as Deputy Speaker

£51,600

£57,000

£57,000

£57,000

A member holding office as Member of the Assembly Commission

£49,101

£54,000

£54,000

£54,000

A member holding office as a Member of the Assembly Commission and who held that office on 1 April 2012

£54,432

£54,432

£54,432

£54,432

A member holding office as Chairperson of any Statutory Committee or of the Public Accounts Committee

£54,432

£60,000

£60,000

£60,000

A member holding office as a Deputy Chairperson of a Statutory Committee

£43,101

£48,000

£48,000

£48,000

A member holding office as a Deputy Chairperson of a Statutory Committee and who held that office on 1 April 2012

£48,768

£48,768

£48,768

£48,768

Any other member

£43,101

£48,000

£48,000

£48,000

Note: An Assembly Member who is also drawing a salary from Westminster, as an MP, is not paid a MLA's salary but may claim an Office Holder's allowance if applicable.

 

Table 2 – Office Cost Expenditure (OCE)

Paragraph 9 (2) & (4)

 

Annual Maximum limit for the year commencing 1 April 2012

Annual Maximum limit for the year commencing 1 April 2013

Annual Maximum limit for the year commencing 1 April 2014

Annual Maximum limit for the year commencing 1 April 2015

For any member in receipt of payments or allowances in connection with duties carried out as a member of the House of Commons

£27,594

£17,844

£8,655

£0

For other any member

£73,583

£71,378

£69,238

£67,161