Rest of civil servants to get pay bump in Nov

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced on Sunday that the salary will be increased for the remaining civil servants, as well as judicial and council staff, in November.

The pay harmonization initiative – phased efforts to create a unified and equitable salary structure across various public sector departments, including the civil service, judiciary, police, and defense forces – was launched during former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration.

These efforts have been the salaries increased for nurses, educators, and security services personnel.

In a post on X on Sunday afternoon, President Muizzu said the salaries will be increased on November 1 for the rest of civil servants, as well as judicial staff, and council staff.

MVR 500 million was allocated in this year’s budget for pay harmonization, which Finance Minister Moosa Zameer said in October 2024 would go into increasing the salaries of rest of civil servants and judicial staff.

He added that the salaries of remaining public sector employees would be reviewed in 2026.

President Muizzu had reaffirmed this during his annual address back in February.

“As I said before, the salaries of all employees of all institutions who have yet to receive an increment will receive an increase in 2026,” he said.

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

The latest data released by the Finance Ministry shows the state has spent MVR 9.6 billion on salaries and allowances – a figure that is MVR 575 million higher than last year.

Pay harmonization will further increase this figure.

Sunday’s announcement comes as the Maldives struggles under the weight of staggering external debt obligations, which now stands at 134 percent of the country’s GDP.

The country has a USD 500 million debt repayment due in October, another USD 100 million in November, and a staggering USD 1.1 billion due in mid-2026.