The rising inflation rate, which is expected to be at 10.6 percent in November, is reflected in the salaries of politicians in Austria, according to the official gazette of the Wiener Zeitung.
According to Austrian law, all salaries are calculated based on the income of the members of the National Council, the Austrian Parliament. Next year, they will receive €9,873 gross per month - €497 more than their salaries in 2022. The values were rounded to the whole euro amount.
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So, how much are the leading politicians going to earn as a monthly gross salary in 2023?
- Bundespräsident: the head of the Austrian State (Federal President) will earn €26,701 per month. Alexander Van der Bellen was reelected to the position and should stay in the job for six more years
- Bundeskanzler: the head of the Austrian government (Chancellor) will earn €23,840 per month. That's the salary of Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), who is expected to run for reelection in the next national elections set for 2024
- Vizekanzler: the current vice-chancellor is Werner Kögler (Greens), and he is set to earn €20,979 from 2023
- NR-Präsident: this refers to the leader of the National Council (Nationalrat, in German), who earns €20,026. Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) holds the position
- Landeshauptleute: this German word literally means "main persons of the province". (Land means country, but it actually refers to the bundesländer, the country's states or provinces). These are the current governors of the Austrian provinces, such as Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), mayor of the city-state of Vienna. They'll earn €19,072 per month
- Ministerin/Minister: Ministers of the federal government, including Health and Social Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens), will earn €19,072 every month
- Landesrätin/-rat: the provincial councillors should earn €17,771 every month from 2023
- Staatssekretärin/-sekretär: State secretaries, who play the part of Ministers in the provincial level, will earn €17,165
- Bundesratsmitglieder: a "member of the Bundesrat", which is the upper house in the Austrian parliament, will earn €4,936 per month
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In Austria, hired employees are paid 14 times per year, with extra salaries ahead of summer holidays and Christmas.
Unless the National Council decides against the pay rise, the increase will come into effect on January 1st 2023.
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