Tynwald Building
Tynwald Building Credit: Paula Funnell Credit: Paula Funnell

According to the Tynwald website, “The basic salary, with effect from 1 July 2021, for a Member of the House of Keys is £67,557 per annum and for a Member of the Legislative Council is £63,776 per annum.”

In addition, various office holders receive extra pay:

IOM Politician pay after 2021:

PositionBase payExtra Pay (%)Extra Pay (£)1Total Pay
Chief Minister£67,55730%£20,267.10£87,824.10
Minister£67,55715%£10,133.55£77,690.55
President of Tynwald£67,55715%£10,133.55£77,690.55
Speaker of the House of Keys£67,55715%£10,133.55£77,690.55
Chair of Public Service Commission£67,5575%£3,377.85£70,934.85
Chair of Public Accounts Committee£67,5575% £3,377.85 £70,934.85
Chair of Isle of Man Post Office£67,5575% £3,377.85 £70,934.85
Chair of Manx Utilities Authority£67,5575% £3,377.85 £70,934.85
Chair of Office of Fair Trading£67,5575% £3,377.85 £70,934.85
Member of the House of Keys£67,5570%£0£67,557
Member of the Legislative Council£63,7760%£0£63,776
Source: Tynwald

IOM Politician pay before 2021:

PositionBase payExtra Pay (%)Extra Pay (£)2Annual sum for expensesTotal Pay
Chief Minister£45,12280%£36,097.60£7,683.27£88,902.87
Speaker£45,122 60%£27,073.20£7,683.27£79,878.43
President of Tynwald£45,12250%£22,561£7,683.27£75,366.27
Minister£45,12250%£22,561 £7,683.27£75,366.27
Member of the Treasury£45,122 40%£18,048.80£7,683.27£70,854.07
Chair of Public/Civil Service Commission£45,122 40%£18,048.80£7,683.27£70,854.07
Member of a department other than Treasury£45,122 30%£13,536.60£7,683.27£66,341.87
Chair of the Planning Committee£45,122 10%£4,512.20£7,683.27£57,317.47
Chair of Public Accounts Committee£45,122 10%£4,512.20£7,683.27£57,317.47
Chair of Isle of Man Post Office£45,122 10%£4,512.20£7,683.27£57,317.47
Chair of Manx Utilities Authority£45,122 10%£4,512.20£7,683.27£57,317.47
Chair of Office of Fair Trading£45,122 10%£4,512.20£7,683.27£57,317.47
Member of the House of Keys£45,122 0%£0£7,683.27£52,805.27
Member of the Legislative Council£45,122 0%£0£7,683.27£52,805.27
Source: Combination of Tynwald website and Members of Tynwald (Annual Sums) Order

7 April 2022: Fixed an error: The MLC base pay was incorrectly listed at £67,557, and has now been corrected to £63,776

  1. This assumes that the role is filled by a Member of the House of Keys, and not a Member of the Legislative Council
  2. This assumes that the role is filled by a Member of the House of Keys, and not a Member of the Legislative Council