The public sector salary reform has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. The draft legislation will now be submitted to Parliament for review and debate in plenary.
“Amending the salary law is an ambitious objective. However, we started with the goal of building a fairer, more transparent and more competitive pay system, in which salaries better reflect the complexity of work, the responsibilities involved and the value of the positions held,” Finance Minister Victoria Belous said while presenting the initiative.
The minister noted that some allowances, bonuses and additional payments account for more than 120% of the salary established by law. She also pointed to pay disparities among employees with comparable responsibilities.
“First, we are increasing the base salary and incorporating most variable additions into it. The variable component will not exceed 30%, while the fixed salary will account for 70%. The fixed monthly supplement of 1,300 lei will be integrated into the base salary,” the minister explained.
According to Victoria Belous, the reform will affect approximately 172,000 public sector employees, including around 2,000 people working in government institutions.
Under the examples presented by Belous, educators’ salaries will increase to 9,140 lei, teachers’ salaries to 13,742 lei, ballet dancers’ salaries to 14,300 lei, university professors’ salaries to 23,919 lei, criminal investigation officers’ salaries to 17,421 lei and doctors working in public institutions’ salaries to 32,381 lei.
An additional 3.2 billion lei from the state budget has been earmarked for salary increases in 2027. The average projected salary increase will be 15.7%, the minister said at the government meeting.