President Announces Salary Increase For Government Employees from November

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has announced that salaries for government employees, including civil servants, members of the judiciary and local council staff, will be standardised and increased from 1 November.

The president confirmed the move in a post on social media platform X, stating that the pay of those not included in previous rounds of harmonisation would now be raised. He also reiterated his pledge, first made in his presidential address, to improve the wages of civil service staff. 

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ޕޭ ހާމަނައިޒޭޝަން ގެ ތެރެއިން މިހާތަނަށް މުސާރަ ބޮޑުވެފައިނުވާ ސިވިލް ސާރވިސް ހުރިހާ މުވައްޒަފުންނާއި، ޖުޑިޝަރީގެ ހުރިހާ މުވައްޒަފުން އަދި ކައުންސިލްތަކުގެ ހުރިހާ މުވައްޒަފުންގެ މުސާރަ މިއަހަރު ނޮވެމްބަރު 1 ގައި ހާމަނައިޒް ކުރެވި، މުސާރަ ބޮޑުވެގެންދާނެ.

މިއަހަރުގެ ރިޔާސީ…— Dr Mohamed Muizzu (@MMuizzu) September 28, 2025

Dr Muizzu did not disclose the percentage of the raise or provide further details about how much salaries will increase. He said only that the government would continue with its wider pay harmonisation plan, under which employees of other government institutions are expected to receive increases in 2026.

The administration has set aside MVR 500 million in the 2025 budget to implement the new structure, according to officials. The Civil Service Commission has said that discussions on the revised pay framework have concluded, and that technical work is under way to finalise the changes.

The government has described the initiative as part of a broader economic reform agenda aimed at reducing pay disparities across state institutions. Alongside the changes, it has also announced salary reductions for political appointees and senior officials in state-owned enterprises, but no details have yet been released. At the same time, critics point out that the number of political appointments has continued to grow, fuelling public concern.

Government financial statistics further show that overall spending on salaries has increased, raising questions about fiscal sustainability at a time when the administration is pledging to streamline expenditure. Figures from the Ministry of Finance indicate that in the first seven months of 2025, expenditure on salaries and allowances reached MVR 8.4 billion, compared to MVR 7.85 billion during the same period last year. The 2025 budget also projects staff-related costs to account for nearly half of total government spending, underscoring the scale of the wage bill.

This announcement comes at a time when the Maldivian economy is under strain from rising debt repayments and persistent fiscal deficits.