Country: Austria Salary: €120,165 Salary (€): 120,165 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €6,289 Accomm.: Accommodation costs included in general expenses. Travel: Travel costs included in general expenses Other: MPs get up to €61,153 for their 'personally-recruited' parliamentary assistants. Notes: MPs can claim up to the maximum amount for general expenses. Source: Austrian parliament Image: Monthy: €8,583.27 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €38,895 Ratio: 3.09 Data source: http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10001475 ; http://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/NR/ABGNR/index.shtml col16: Emailed press office 27/07 to get clarification |
Country: Belgium Salary: €86,064 Salary (€): 8 Expenses (min): €24,098 Expenses (max): €24,098 Accomm.: No specific reimbursement of accommodation expenses declared. Travel: Free rail and public transport pass. Reimbursement of other travel expenses. Other: Money for full-equipped office and full-time parliamentary assistant. One laser printer; €825 fpr a PC, €43-a-month for internet connection; subsription to Belgian newspapers online; 1,500 postage-paid envelopes; language courses; private health insurance. Notes: General expenses are a tax-free lump sum, MPs free to spend as they see fit. Source: Belgian parliament Image: Monthy: €7,172.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €43,388 Ratio: 1.98 Data source: col16: 1,500 postage-paid envelopes and a laser printer |
Country: Bulgaria Salary: €16,318 Salary (€): 28 Expenses (min): €10,870 Expenses (max): €10,870 Accomm.: MPs from outside Sofia entitled to a free flat in the city. Travel: 40 return airfaires per year if MP lives more than 250km from Sofia; otherwise 12 a year. Other: Can claim for daily travelling, accommodation and fuel/transport costs, on top of other benefits. Notes: General expense allowance is a lump sum. Source: Standart News / Maria Spirova Image: Monthy: Monthly local: 2,658 BGN Mean earnings (2010): €4,618 Ratio: 3.53 Data source: http://www.parliament.bg/fr/visitingassembly col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Croatia Salary: €24,487 Salary (€): 24 Expenses (min): €2,361.00 Expenses (max): €2,361.00 Accomm.: MPs who live more than 50km from Zagreb get up to €3,956 to rent appartment in Croatian capital. Plus up to €792 to cover flat's overheads. Travel: MPs living 50-100km from Zagreb, and who do not take accommodation allowance, are entitled to up to €3,964 for travel expenses. Other: MPs living more than 50km from Zagreb entitled to €1,453 as a 'family separation allowance'. Notes: Note the annual salary is calculated from an average monthly salary of a Croatian MP, and is net of tax. General expenses are a lump sum. Source: Croatian parliament Image: Monthy: Monthly local: 15,570 KUNAS Mean earnings (2010): €12,494 Ratio: 1.96 Data source: http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=5295 col16: Be sure to clarify that Croatia figure is average net salary |
Country: Cyprus Salary: €47,324 Salary (€): 15 Expenses (min): €23,349 Expenses (max): €23,349 Accomm.: Free housing for MPs who live outside Zealand () and the speaker and deputy speakers of the parliament. Other MPs get hotel expenses reimbursed, if it's linked to parliamentary work, or a housing allowance. An MP provided with free housing also gets €3,998 for 'double housekeeping costs'. Travel: Travel expenses of €7,067.04 (tax-free) Other: €12,301.92 lump sum for 'secretarial services' Notes: General expense allowance, like the travel and secretarial ones, are lump sums, rather than based on receipts. Source: Cypriot parliament Image: Monthy: €3,640.33 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €26,927 Ratio: 1.76 Data source: col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Czech Republic Salary: €27,246 Salary (€): 23 Expenses (min): €10,116 Expenses (max): €15,130 Accomm.: Up to €7,545 for accommodation in Prague. Travel: No specific travel expenses allowance declared. Other: €17,291 for employing staff. Also allowance for MPs to have offices in their constituencies: €7,094 for small cities, €11,971 in Prague. €3,104 for phone and web costs Notes: General expense allowance dependent on how far the MP lives from Prague. Source: Czech parliament Image: Monthy: €2,270.51 Monthly local: 61,400 CC Mean earnings (2010): €12,592 Ratio: 2.16 Data source: From Czech parliament. Also details here: http://www.psp.cz/en/sqw/hp.sqw col16: Monthly basic salary is 61,400 Czech Crowns a month |
Country: Denmark Salary: €91,767 Salary (€): 6 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: Free housing for MPs who live outside Zealand (mainland Denmark) and the speaker and deputy speakers of the parliament. Other MPs get hotel expenses, when linked to parliamentary work, reimbursed or a housing allowance. An MP provided with free housing also gets 3,998 euros a year for 'double housekeeping costs'. Travel: Free work-related travel. Other: Salary figure used is for MPs based in Denmark. MPs from Greenland/Faroe Islands get €10,742. Also get up to €2,680 a year for training-related costs. MPs also get free: telephone; computer; internet access; cinema, theatre and sports tickets. Notes: General expenses covered by salary. Source: Danish parliament Image: Monthy: €6,978.68 Monthly local: 57,082.49 DKK Mean earnings (2010): €49,714 Ratio: 1.85 Data source: http://www.thedanishparliament.dk/Members/Remuneration_and_pensions.aspx col16: 624.887 DKK a year, basic salary. Maximum is weighting for MPs from Greenland/Faroe Islands |
Country: Estonia Salary: €41,331 Salary (€): 17 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €12,399 Accomm.: MPs outside main cities entitled to housings costs of up up to 20% of salary (€8,266). Travel: Travel costs covered by general expenses. Other: Office costs covered from general expenses. Notes: MPs can claim up to 30% of their salary in general expenses, if they provide receipts. Source: Estonian parliament Image: Monthy: €3,444.22 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €10,395 Ratio: 3.98 Data source: http://www.riigikogu.ee/en/ col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Finland Salary: €76,560 Salary (€): 11 Expenses (min): €11,880 Expenses (max): €21,720 Accomm.: No specific reimbursement of accommodation expenses declared. Travel: Free rail, scheduled flight and coach travel; plus taxis in Helsinki. Other travel expenses can be claimed with receipts. Other: MPs with more than 12 years' service get €82,296 salary. Notes: General expenses dependent on how far the MP lives from Helsinki and whether they have second homes in the capital. Source: Finnish parliament Image: Monthy: €6,380.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €40,281 Ratio: 1.90 Data source: https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/kansanedustajat/palkkiot-ja-kulukorvaukset/Pages/default.aspx col16: MPs with more than 12 years service get higher salary |
Country: France Salary: €85,200 Salary (€): 9 Expenses (min): €69,240 Expenses (max): €69,240 Accomm.: THe majority of MPs can sleep in their offices. Others can use bedrooms at a residence near the National Assembly. Travel: First-class train travel; car and chauffeur for parliamentary business in Paris; taxis costs reimbursed; free public transport around Paris. Other: Office at Palais Bourbon and €114,048 budget for staff. Telephone and postage costs also covered. Notes: General expenses are a lump sum. Source: French parliament Image: Monthy: €7,100.15 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €33,897 Ratio: 2.51 Data source: http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/decouvrir-l-assemblee/role-et-pouvoirs-de-l-assemblee-nationale/le-depute/la-situation-materielle-du-depute col16: |
Country: Germany Salary: €108,894 Salary (€): 108,894 Expenses (min): €51,665 Expenses (max): €51,665 Accomm.: Accommodation expenses covered with general expenses. Travel: Free use of public transport, including trains (first class). Flights and other travel expenses reimbursed. Other: Up to €192,228 for hiring staff. Notes: General expenses are a lump sum. Source: Cornelia Trefflich Image: Monthy: €9,082.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €38,735 Ratio: 2.81 Data source: http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete18/mdb_diaeten/1333/260804 col16: |
Country: Greece Salary: €68,460 Salary (€): 13 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: Travel and accommodation allowance ranging from €3,492-€7,776. Travel: Amount MP gets depends how far he/she lives from Athens. Other: Office expenses ranging from €19,778.28-€21,996.60. Notes: MPs also get €75 per committee meeting attended. Source: Greek parliament Image: Monthy: €5,705.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €25,669 Ratio: 2.67 Data source: col16: The ones we have are 2013 figures. Emailed to get full details of entitlements. |
Country: Hungary Salary: €28,704 Salary (€): 20 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: €7,247 for flat or hotel accommodation. Travel: Petrol or transport expenses, according to distance of MP's address from parliament. Other: Up to €30,118 or €33,530 budget for office running costs Notes: MPs also get up to €180,200 for employing assistants. Source: Hungarian parliament Image: Monthy: €2,392.00 Monthly local: 747878 FT Mean earnings (2010): €9,916 Ratio: 2.89 Data source: http://gazdasagtv.hu/kozelet/2015-05-19/lassuk-mivel-foglalkozik-egy-parlamenti-kepviselo-750-ezer-forintert col16: Have unofficial figures; have emailed for official ones |
Country: Ireland Salary: €87,258 Salary (€): 7 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €20,350 Accomm.: Travel and accommodation allowance of €9,000-€34,065 Travel: Allowance depends how far MP lives from Dublin. Other: Mobile phone allowance of €750 every 18 months, based on receipts. One-off constituency set-up allowance of €8,000. Notes: MPs can claim up to the maximum amount for general expenses, based on receipts. Source: Irish parliament Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €42,546 Ratio: 2.05 Data source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/tdssenators/salariesallowances/ col16: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/tdssenators/salariesallowances/ - http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/members/20102527-2.htm&CatID=168 - http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/how-sinn-fein-machine-makes-4mplus-a-year-31030795.html |
Country: Italy Salary: €167,257 Salary (€): 167,257 Expenses (min): €44,280 Expenses (max): €44,280 Accomm.: No specific reimbursement of accommodation expenses declared. Travel: Travel costs from home to parliament also reimbursed. If MP lives less than 100km from nearest airport, it's up to €13,294 euros. For more than 100km, it's up to €15,980 Other: Also €3,098 for telephone charges. Notes: Salary consists of basic wage of €125,220 plus allowance of €42,037, to reimburse the MP for costs of living in Rome. Source: Italian parliament website / Giacomo Segantini / Salvatore Falco Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €31,680 Ratio: 5.28 Data source: http://leg16.camera.it/383?conoscerelacamera=4 col16: email request sent |
Country: Latvia Salary: €27,492 Salary (€): 22 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: Between €1,284-€8,892 for travel and accommodation costs, based on receipts. Travel: Allowance is based on how far the MP lives from Riga. Other: No office/staff allowance declared. Notes: MPs with extra responsibilities get a higher salary. For example the speaker of the house gets another €1,239 per month. Source: Latvian parliament Image: Monthy: €2,291.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €8,357 Ratio: 3.29 Data source: col16: contacted via Twitter |
Country: Lithuania Salary: €30,380 Salary (€): 19 Expenses (min): €8,525 Expenses (max): €8,525 Accomm.: Some MPs entitled to living quarters in Seimas (name of Lithuania's parliament) hotel. Travel: The parliamentary office says it housed 67 MPs in 2014 Other: MPs who do not own homes within Vilnius and its suburbs have expenses related to these living quarters reimbursed, such as heating water, electricities, waste). These expenses cost taxpayers €138,400 in 2014. Notes: General expense allowance is equal to one month's wage of an average worker in Lithuania. It's given to MPs as a lump sum, but they have to account for expenses claimed. Source: Lithuanian parliament Image: Monthy: €2,531.70 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €7,138 Ratio: 4.26 Data source: http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w2008_home.home?p_kalb_id=2 col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Luxembourg Salary: €75,319 Salary (€): 12 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: When on chamber business, at home or abroad, travel and accommodation costs reimbursed, with no limit on how much can be claimed. Travel: MPs also given €90 daily fixed allowance when abroad on chamber business. Other: MPs get €41,955.24 to employ staff, but it's paid to his/her parliamentary party. MPs who combine role with their professions (eg lawyers, doctors) given €51,882 a year in loss-of-earnings compensation. MPs also given €110.67 per committee meeting or plenary session. Notes: Half of MPs' basic salary is tax-free Source: Chambre Des Deputes, Luxembourg Image: Monthy: €6,276.58 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €51,663 Ratio: 1.46 Data source: col16: * Around half of salary is tax free |
Country: Malta Salary: €21,145 Salary (€): 26 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: Travel and accommodation for foreign trips booked and paid for by parliamentary authorities. Travel: Daily subsistence allowed for foreign trips, levels vary according to destination. Other: Telephone, internet and postage-paid envelopes also covered. Notes: No general expense allowance declared. Source: Maltese parliament Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €18,744 Ratio: 1.13 Data source: col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Netherlands Salary: €102,039 Salary (€): 5 Expenses (min): €2,652 Expenses (max): €2,652 Accomm.: Accommodation allowance depending on distance MP lives from parliament. Travel: MPs either get public transport season ticket or travel expenses of up to €1,560 annually, depending on distance from parliament. There are also car expenses of €4,900 based on assumption of annual mileage of 17,500km. Other: Subsistence allowance of up to €20,876 a year, based on receipts. Notes: Salary consists of basic wage (12x€7,311) plus a holiday allowance of €7,019 and year end bonus of €7,282 Source: Dutch parliament Image: Monthy: €7,311.56 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €41,149 Ratio: 2.48 Data source: col16: Website says salary is allowance. Need to confirm with authorities. Have emailed. |
Country: Poland Salary: €27,951 Salary (€): 21 Expenses (min): €6,987 Expenses (max): €6,987 Accomm.: No details on accommodation expenses. Travel: Free travel within Poland. Other: €34,331 to run an office. Notes: No other expenses decared. Source: Polish parliament website Image: Monthy: €2,329.28 Monthly local: 9892.3 PLN Mean earnings (2010): €10,426 Ratio: 2.68 Data source: col16: Have unofficial sources but have tweeted to parliament in English, to get contact details |
Country: Portugal Salary: €49,323 Salary (€): 14 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €12,177 Accomm.: No specific accommodation allowance declared. Travel: MPs paid €0.36 per km for travelling to and from parliament. Travel for political work within Portugal €4,515 budget. Other: Computer, internet and postal costs covered. Notes: MPs are paid a monthly salary 14 times a year (two bonus salaries in June and November). General expenses of €69.19 per parliamentary day for MPs outside Lisbon, inside €23.05. Annual calculation based on assumption of four-day week and 44-week parliamentary year. Source: Portuguese parliament Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €18,354 Ratio: 2.69 Data source: col16: |
Country: Romania Salary: €18,984 Salary (€): 27 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €4,105 Accomm.: Lump sum for accommodation expenses for MPs not living in Bucharest of €10,666. Travel: Travel expenses based on receipts. Other: Phone costs covered 'up to an amount determined according to budgetary resources'. Notes: General expenses covered by €31.1 daily parliamentary allowance, Calculation based on 4-day, 33-week parliamentary year. Source: Romanian parliament Image: Monthy: €1,542.00 Monthly local: 6994 lei Mean earnings (2010): €5,991 Ratio: 3.17 Data source: col16: Wrong information sent, have replied. |
Country: Slovakia Salary: €23,532 Salary (€): 25 Expenses (min): €16,620 Expenses (max): €19,380 Accomm.: Accommodation costs included in general expenses. Travel: Travel allowance not declared. Other: €24,924 for office expenses. Notes: MPs receive three times the average nominal monthly wage of a Slovakan employee in the preceeding calendar year. General expenses allowance dependent on how far the MP lives from Bratislava. Source: Slovakian parliament Image: Monthy: €1,961.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €10,232 Ratio: 2.30 Data source: col16: Email sent 18/07 |
Country: Slovenia Salary: €42,447 Salary (€): 16 Expenses (min): €6,000 Expenses (max): €9,600 Accomm.: Some MPs given serviced apartment in Ljubljana but pay rent, which is not reimbursed. Travel: To-and-from work travel expenses reimbursed, up to amount of country's monthly minimum wage (€790.73 in Jan 2015). Other: Office provided plus €2,160 lump sum for running costs. MPs whose work more than 70km from their immediate family are entitled to an annual separation allowance, which works out as €1,646.48 if paid over a year. Notes: MPs receive lump sum for general expesnes, dependent on how far they live from the national assembly. Source: Slovenian parliament Image: Monthy: €3,537.25 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €21,135 Ratio: 2.01 Data source: col16: |
Country: Spain Salary: €33,768 Salary (€): 18 Expenses (min): €10,446 Expenses (max): €21,886 Accomm.: No specific reimbursement of accommodation expenses declared. Travel: €0.25 a kilometre to use their cars, other travel is reimnbursed. Free taxi card up to €3,000 annually. . Other: MPs given bureau in parliament building. Some MPs given assistants, based on how many votes they received. €150-a-day food allowance when travelling abroad; €120 in Spain. Notes: For general expenses, MPs living outside Madrid get a tax-free lump sum of €21,886. MPs in Madrid get €10,446. Source: Spanish parliamentary website / Rafael Cereceda Image: Monthy: €2,814.00 Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €27,057 Ratio: 1.25 Data source: http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/RegEcoyProtSoc/regimen_economico_diputados.pdf col16: |
Country: Sweden Salary: €79,392 Salary (€): 10 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: MPs who live more than 50km from Riksdag either live free in parliament accommodation or find their own flat and get up to €11,143 to cover rent. Travel: No specific travel expenses allowance declared. Other: Daily subsistence allowance of €39.70 for MPs on business trips more than 50km from home. Notes: MPs who live more than 50km from Stockholm parliament get daily €11.80 allowance (called the Stockholm Allowance) when on overnight trip in city. Source: Swedish parliament Image: Monthy: €6,616.00 Monthly local: 62,400 SEK Mean earnings (2010): €38,716 Ratio: 2.05 Data source: http://www.riksdagen.se/en/How-the-Riksdag-works/Members-and-parties/Pay-and-economic-benefits/ col16: 61,000 SEK |
Country: UK Salary: €106,000 Salary (€): 4 Expenses (min): €0 Expenses (max): €0 Accomm.: Up to €26,841 to rent a property in London (only for MPs from constituencies outside the capital) or up to €195 per night to stay in a hotel. London MPs receive €4,899 to cover the costs of living in the capital. Travel: MPs can claim travel expenses for themselves and their staff. No maximum sum. Other: Up to €30,118 or €33,530 budget for office running costs; up to €180,200 or €189.176 for staff. Notes: No separate general expenses allowance. Source: British parliament Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €35,840 Ratio: 2.96 Data source: col16: Summary of other expenses here: http://generalelection.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/newtoparliament/Pages/Accommodation-Expenditure.aspx. Basic salary to rise to 74000 GBP |
Country: EU average Salary: €60,843 Salary (€): Expenses (min): Expenses (max): €13,824 Accomm.: Travel: Other: Notes: Source: Image: Monthy: Monthly local: Mean earnings (2010): €25,591 Ratio: 2.4 Data source: col16: |