MPs give themselves pay raises every year on April 1

Members of Parliament will receive a 4.2 per cent raise on April 1, based on the government’s wage data. This year’s pay raise will amount to an extra $8,800 for backbench MPs, $13,000 for ministers and $17,600 for the prime minister. After the raise, backbench MPs will receive approximately $218,600, a minister will collect $322,700 and the prime minister will take home $437,200.