The leaders of key groups in the public sector have seen significant increases in their salaries under the government’s compensation review exercise.
Senior doctors, individuals in the officer class of the Constabulary Force and principal officers of various institutions have seen substantial movements in their salaries.
Daina Davy reports.
In some instances, the salary scales in the public sector have increased by up to 100 percent.
Some senior lawyers in the public service have seen their salaries moving from between $5 and $6 million in 2021, to between $10 and $13 million dollars as at April 2023.
Other attorneys have seen movement from between $4 and $5 million dollars to between $10 and $13 million dollars per annum.
In the JCF, the salary of a Deputy Commissioner of Police has increased from between $9 and $11 million at April 2021, to between $14 and $17 million up to April this year.
The salary for a Superintendent of Police has jumped from between $5.6 to $6.7 million per annum, to between $9.5 and $11.6 million.
But it’s the leadership of the nursing profession that’s seen some of the biggest increases in their pay. Some nurses have seen their salaries move from between $3.5 and $4.2 million, to almost $11 million at the higher end of the salary scale.
Similarly, among doctors at the higher end of the leadership band, salaries have moved from just over $3 million to over $9 million effective April this year.
Principals of the largest tertiary institutions have seen their salaries move from $4.3 million at the lowest end on the salary scale to more than $13 million at the higher end of the band. Other principals have also seen similar increases in salaries, including those of secondary institutions.
Finance Minister Nigel Clarke says the improved salaries are intended to attract the best talent to the leadership of the civil service.
The full list of the new salary scales for the public sector is available on the website of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.
