Sunday 26 June 2022 07:45 AM Melbourne news: Dan Andrews' salary closes in on $500,000 a year as politicians ... trends now
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' yearly pay package will inch closer to half a million dollars as part of a wage rise for all state MPs.
The annual base and additional salaries of Victorian parliament members, as well as their expense allowance, will lift 2.75 per cent from July 1 after a decision by the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal.
That is marginally higher than the 2.5 per cent raise MPs were awarded for this financial year. With the same increase across parliamentary office holder roles, the premier's annual pay package will rise to $464,918 including up to $58,435 in expense allowances.
Dan Andrews has seen his salary increase to more than $460,000 as
The latest ruling took into account recent pay increases of two to 2.75 per cent for Commonwealth, NSW and Queensland MPs, as well as other factors