Pay raise for Alberta MLAs
EDMONTON Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013.
Chief government whip Shane Getson says the annual pay raise, which begins in April but is retroactive to the start of the year, is “reasonable.”
It is to line up with the province’s average public service rate increase, which, if calculated today, would mean a 2.5 per cent bump.
The current annual base salary for MLAs is almost $121,000, with added pay tied to extra responsibilities like cabinet positions.