Senior officials in Estonia forecast to receive salary increases of up to 5.1% — ERR News
In Estonia, the salaries of senior officials could rise by 5.1% in 2027 under the full indexation scheme and by 2.6% under the temporarily reduced scheme. This forecast was provided for next year's state budget, ERR News reports.
How indexation is calculated
The final size of the increase will be determined in March 2027, when the annual growth rates of the consumer price index for 2026 and the pension component of the social tax become known. The salary index depends 20% on consumer price trends and 80% on growth in the pension component of the social tax.
Head of the Finance Ministry's communications department Elo Ellermaa said that the projected index stands at 1.051. However, these figures may change, as the state budget strategy has not yet been finalized.
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Who the increase applies to
The full index applies to the salaries of the president, the speaker and deputy speakers of parliament, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, members of parliament, chairs and deputy chairs of parliamentary committees and factions, the auditor general, the chancellor of justice, as well as the chair and members of the supervisory board of the Bank of Estonia.
Until March 31, 2028, reduced indexation will apply to the prime minister, ministers, Supreme Court judges, the state secretary, the prosecutor general, judges of circuit, county and administrative courts, the public conciliator, and the commissioner for gender equality and equal treatment.
From April 1, 2028, full indexation is to be restored for all senior officials. According to Ellermaa, the salaries of those affected by the temporary restriction will rise in a single step to the level they would have reached without the reduced indexation. In particular, the prime minister's remuneration will be equal to the salaries of the president, the parliamentary speaker and the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
