Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Chungju councilors’ pay to rise 3.5% next year
Chungju City Council members will receive higher pay next year in Chungju, a city in South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province.
A review committee decided to raise their annual allowance by 3.5%, matching the rise in public servants’ salaries.
Adding the legally set activity allowance of 18 million won brings their total pay to about 50.07 million won.
That is an increase of about 1.08 million won compared with this year.
The committee said it considered public feedback, population, the city’s financial independence and council members’ work.
The council plans to amend its payment rules to put the committee’s decision into effect.
From 2028, the annual allowance is set to rise for three years in line with increases in public servants’ salaries.
Chungju city councilors’ pay is set to rise by about 1.08 million won next year.
The city’s remuneration review committee approved a 3.5% increase in the annual monthly allowance.
Including the statutory 18 million won activity allowance, total pay next year will be 50,071,000 won.
The committee said it considered public hearing results, civil servant pay increases, population, fiscal independence and councilors’ work.
The city council plans to revise its ordinance based on the committee’s decision.
- Who
- Chungju city councilors.
- What
- Their pay will rise by about 1.08 million won next year, following a 3.5% increase in the monthly allowance.
- When
- Next year, relative to the October 2026 report.
- Where
- Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The review committee set the increase after considering public hearing results, civil servant pay increases, population, fiscal independence and councilors’ work.
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The city’s remuneration review committee met and decided to raise the monthly allowance by 3.5%.
Yonhap reported the committee’s decision and the planned increase in councilors’ pay next year.
- Monthly allowance increase
- 3.5%
- Next year’s total pay
- 50,071,000 won
- Statutory activity allowance
- 18 million won
- Increase from this year
- 1,084,360 won
- Future allowance increases
- From 2028, the monthly allowance will rise in line with civil servant pay increases.