In 2025, the government will proceed with a horizontal increase of all monthly basic salaries in the State by 20-30 euros, so that the introductory basic salary for a newly appointed civil servant of the HR category does not fall short of the level of the minimum salary in the private sector.

According to what was announced and clarified by the political leadership of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance in the last few days:

  1. The amount of the increase in the minimum wage in the private sector, according to the prescribed procedure, will determine the increase in the basic wages in the State that will be applied from April 1, 2025.
  2. The minimum wage in the private sector is currently €830 and the target is to reach €950 in April 2027, meaning that until then the average annual increase based on the €950 target in 2027 will be around €40.
  3. The introductory basic salary in the State today amounts to 850 euros. In order not to fall short of the new minimum wage, there will be proportional horizontal increases in the salary of civil servants and in the special salaries of civil servants (in uniform, judges, researchers, NHS doctors, university staff, etc.), as was done with the 70 euros in 2024. Thus, all public servants and officials – 700,000 workers in total – will gradually receive a horizontal increase of 100 euros gross in their basic salaries until 2027, so that the introductory salary in the public sector will rise to 950 euros in 2027 , from 850 euros today.
  4. If a scenario of an increase of the minimum wage in the private sector by 40 euros per month is applied, for each year from 2025 to 2027 this wage in 2025 will be determined at 870 euros, at which time the introductory basic salary in the public sector will also rise to 870 euros from 850 euros today. That is, this introductory salary will increase by 20 euros. All other basic salaries of civil servants and all basic salaries of civil servants will increase by the same amount in 2025. That is, they will increase horizontally by 20 euros (gross) per month from April 1, 2025.
  5. If a scenario of an increase of the minimum wage in the private sector by 50 euros per month in 2025 and by 35 euros per month in 2026 and 2027 is applied, this wage in 2025 will be set at 880 euros, at which point the introductory basic wage in the public sector will amount to 880 euros. That is, this introductory salary will increase by 30 euros. All other basic salaries of civil servants and all basic salaries of civil servants will increase by the same amount in 2025. That is, they will increase horizontally by 30 euros (gross) per month from April 1, 2025.

Beneficiaries

In addition, according to what was announced by the leadership of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, thousands of civil servants and public officials will benefit from additional increases in their salaries, as the following income support measures will be implemented in 2025:

  1. Expansion of the target achievement allowance, at a cost of 40 million euros.
  2. Increase by 20% of the compensation of night uniforms from 1/1/2025.
  3. Incentive to attract doctors to troubled and barren areas.
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