Syrian Minister of Finance: The wage increase will affect all remaining ministries in the future economy

Syrian Finance Minister Muhammad Yusser Barneyah said in press statements that monthly wage and salary increases in the next stage will include all remaining ministries and bodies, and will not exclude anyone.

Minister Bernieh explained to the Syrian Al-Ikhbariya channel yesterday, Saturday, that at the beginning of next year, a complete salary system will be reached that includes the administrative, economic, military, security sectors, and retirees.

According to the same spokesman, the amount of monthly wages and salaries in Syria rose from 11.3 billion liras ($90.4 million) to 46 billion liras (about 368 million dollars), while the cost of retirees’ salaries rose from 2.9 billion liras ($23.2 million) to more than 13.5 billion liras ($108 million).

Bernieh pointed out that financing the wage hike was entirely based on the state’s own resources, without resorting to deficit financing or debt.

First increase

Last March, Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa issued a decree requiring “a qualitative increase in the salaries and wages of workers in a number of public agencies,” and the increase was approximately 50% for all employees, with qualitative increases for doctors, engineers, and inspectors.

The presidential decree set the general minimum wage for sectors that were not previously covered at 12,560 liras ($100) per month, starting from May 1, 2026. Average salaries in the public sector in Syria range between 80 and 100 dollars.

Last May, President Al-Sharaa also issued another decree granting pensioners covered by the Insurance, Pensions and Social Security Laws an increase of 30% on the due retirement pension.