{"id":593198,"date":"2022-06-03T07:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=593198"},"modified":"2022-06-03T07:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:31:51","slug":"pay-hike-for-government-workers-in-south-africa-heres-how-much-mayors-and-other-top-officials-now-earn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/593198\/pay-hike-for-government-workers-in-south-africa-heres-how-much-mayors-and-other-top-officials-now-earn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay hike for government workers in South Africa – here’s how much mayors and other top officials now earn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced the new wages for municipal workers in South Africa, with employees set for a pay rise after a wage freeze in 2021.<\/p>\n

“The salary and allowances of a councillor are determined by that municipal council by resolution of a supporting vote of the majority of its members, in consultation with the member of the executive council responsible for local government in each province, having regard to the upper limits as set out hereunder, the financial year of a municipality and affordability of municipality to pay within the different grades of the remuneration of councillors, including the austerity measures as approved by the national cabinet,” the minister said.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that there are more than 9,000 councillors in South Africa\u2019s 278 municipalities. However, the data below specifically pertains to top earners such as mayors, deputy mayors, speakers, mayoral committee members, executives of sub councils, and whips.<\/p>\n

Under the current system, municipal workers are paid based on a point system that factors into its municipal income and the population that falls under the municipality.<\/p>\n

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The sum of the number of points allocated to a municipal council in terms of the above table determines the grade of such municipal council as follows:<\/p>\n

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This table is then used to determine the pay of mayors and other top municipal workers including the deputy mayor, speakers, mayoral committee members, executives of sub-councils, and whips.<\/p>\n

At the country’s largest and most populous municipalities, executive mayors can now earn as much as R1.4 million a year<\/strong>, while their deputies can earn R1.16 million<\/strong>. In the country’s smaller municipalities this figure drops to R806,000<\/strong> for executive mayors, and R651,000<\/strong>\u00a0for their deputies.<\/p>\n

Other benefits\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to their annual wages, top municipal workers in South Africa can expect a number of other benefits including:<\/p>\n