Salaries and Expenditure Rates 2022 - 2027
| Role | Annual Salary for the y/c 1 April 2022 | Annual Salary for the period commencing 1 January 2023 | Annual Salary for the y/c 1 April 2023 | Annual Salary for the period commencing 4 February 2024 | Annual Salary for the y/c 1 April 2024 | Annual Salary for the y/c 1 April 2025 | Annual Salary for the y/c 1 April 2026 |
|
Member |
£51,500 |
£37,3381 |
£37,3381 |
£52,0002 |
£52,5003 |
£53,0004 |
£67,2005 |
|
Member of the Commission |
£57,500 |
£42,138 |
£42,138 |
£58,000 |
£58,500 |
£59,000 |
£73,2005 |
|
Chairperson of a Statutory Committee or of the Public Accounts Committee |
£63,500 |
see note 1 |
see note 1 |
£64,000 |
£64,500 |
£65,000 |
£79,2005 |
|
Speaker |
£89,500 |
£57,298 |
£57,298 |
£90,000 |
£90,500 |
£91,000 |
£105,2005 |
|
Principal Deputy or Deputy Speaker |
£57,500 |
£38,838 |
£38,838 |
£58,000 |
£58,500 |
£59,000 |
£73,2005 |
|
First Minister or deputy First Minister |
£123,500 |
see note 1 |
see note 1 |
£124,000 |
£124,500 |
£125,000 |
£139,2005 |
|
Other Ministerial office |
£89,500 |
see note 1 |
see note 1 |
£90,000 |
£90,500 |
£91,000 |
£105,2005 |
|
Junior Minister |
£57,500 |
see note 1 |
see note 1 |
£58,000 |
£58,500 |
£59,000 |
£73,2005 |
Note 1
Under Paragraph (4) of the Assembly Members (Salaries and Expenses) (Period in which Assembly not functioning) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2022, A member is entitled to the annual salary as set out in Table 1B, not the annual salary as set out in Table 1. Sub-paragraph (7) applies where a person is not a member of the Assembly but, by virtue of a provision of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, still holds an office for which a salary is payable under Table 1B (for example because that person did not stand for re-election following dissolution of the Assembly. That person's salary is reduced by the amount a member is entitled to (under Table 1B) by virtue of being a member only
Note 2
Under Paragraph (5) of the Assembly Members (Salaries and Expenses) (Period in which Assembly not functioning) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2022, at the end of the reduced salary period, the figures in Table 1 are to be treated as if they had increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)
Note 3
Under Paragraph (3) of the Assembly Members (Salaries and Expenses) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2016 as amended by the Assembly Members (Salaries and Expenses) (Amendment)
Determination (Northern Ireland) 2020, the figures in Table 1 increase by £500 on 1 April each year if the inflation criterion is satisfied. Where the consumer prices index for the September of the previous year must be 1% or greater
Note 4
Under Paragraph (3) of the Assembly Members (Salaries and Expenses) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2016, the figures in Table 1 increase by £500 on 1 April each year if the inflation criterion is satisfied. Where the consumer prices index for the September of the previous year must be 1% or greater.
Note 5
5A new Independent Remuneration Board (the Board) was established in September 2025. On 12 March 2026, the Board published the Assembly Members (Salaries) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2026, which provides for Members’ salaries from 1 April 2026.
On 12 March 2026, the Board published the Assembly Members (Salaries) Determination (Northern Ireland) 2026, which provides for Members’ salaries from 1 April 2026 under Table 1.
