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The Lebanese Parliament passed the salary-scale bill for civil servants on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, bringing to an end five years of financial and political tensions and discussions. Apart from the taxes imposed to provide resources for approving the salary scale, and from the political speculation and its repercussions on monetary and financial stability, the following is the value of the pay raise received by civil servants of different categories. For ease of reference, we have listed the salaries in descending order:

Salary-Scale Path 
After about a year of discussions, the Council of Ministers approved the salary-scale bill for serving and retired state employees on September 6, 2012. Yet this bill was reexamined after a series of strikes (namely the teachers’ strike) and the new bill was referred to the Parliament by Decree No. 10416 of June 13, 2013. Since then, the subject of the salary-scale bill became an ongoing controversy until it was finally approved in March 2017 after being amended in the Joint Parliamentary Committees.
 
New Salaries:
The percentage of the salary increase varied depending on categories and grades. The second category-Grade 1 received the highest increase (144%), while Grade 22 teachers received the lowest (38.5%).

Increase (%)

Increase (LBP)

New basic salary (LBP)

Old basic salary (LBP)

Grade

Category

66.6

1.8 million

4.5 million

2.7 million

1

First

85.2

4.18 million

9.085 million

4.905 million

22

First

144

1.77 million

3 million

1.23 million

1

Second

140.5

3.769 million

6.45 million

2.681 million

22

Second

107.5

1.14 million

2.2 million

1.06 million

1

Third

109.6

2.282 million

4.365 million

2.083 million

22

Third

113

850,000

1.6 million

750,000

1

Fourth-1st rank

117.6

1.73 million

3.2 million

1.47 million

22

Fourth-1st rank

95

610.000

1.25 million

640,000

1

Fourth-2nd rank

90.4

1.14 million

2.4 million

1.26 million

22

Fourth-2nd rank

65.2

375,000

950,000

575,000

1

Fifth

67.8

770,000

1.905 million

1.135 million

22

Fifth

39

1.68 million

6 million

4.275 million

1

Foreign service-1st rank

39.7

3.576 million

12.57 million

8.994 million

22

Foreign service-1st rank

48

310,000

950,000

640,000

1

Pre-university teaching personnel

38.5

541,000

1.945 million

1.404 million

22

Pre-university teaching personnel

41.4

1.538 million

5.245 million

3.707 million

52

Pre-university teaching personnel
Source: Salary-Scale Law.
 
 
Military:
 

Increase (%)

Increase (LBP)

New basic salary (LBP)

Old basic salary (LBP)

Grade

Rank

53

2.17 million

6.27 million

4.1 million

1

General

60

2.73 million

7.25 million

4.52 million

5

General

51

1.662 million

4.93 million

3.268 million

1

Major General

57

2.202 million

6.04 million

3.838 million

7

Major General

54

1.26 million

3.6 million

2.34 million

1

Brigadier General

51

1.662 million

4.93 million

3.268 million

11

Brigadier General

59

914,000

2.46 million

1.546 million

1

Colonel

66

1.483 million

3.725 million

2.242 million

12

Colonel

55

771,000

2.18 million

1.409 million

1

Lieutenant Colonel

65.4

1.371 million

3.465 million

2.094 million

13

Lieutenant Colonel

51

675,000

2 million

1.325 million

1

Major

64.5

1.263 million

3.22 million

1.957 million

13

Major

51.4

603,000

1.776 million

1.173 million

1

Captain

69.8

1.18 million

2.871 million

1.691 million

13

Captain

48.7

535,000

1.634 million

1.099 million

1

Lieutenant

68

1.118 million

2.761 million

1.643 million

14

Lieutenant

46.3

475,000

1.5 million

1.025 million

1

Second Lieutenant

76.2

1.142 million

2.641 million

1.499 million

13

Second Lieutenant

54,1

487,000

1.387 million

900,000

1

Chief Warrant Officer

Increase (%)

Increase (LBP)

New basic salary (LBP)

Old basic salary (LBP)

Grade

Rank

67.7

1.08 million

2.696 million

1.608 million

20

Chief Warrant Officer

55

477,000

1.345 million

868,000

1

Warrant Officer

65.5

1.028 million

2.596 million

1.568 million

20

Warrant Officer

55.1

463,000

1.303 million

840 ,000

1

First Adjutant

64.1

980,000

2.508 million

1.528 million

20

First Adjutant

55.3

449,000

1.261 million

812,000

1

Adjutant

62.6

932,000

2.42 million

1.488 million

20

Adjutant

56.1

440,000

1.224 million

784,000

1

Sergeant First Class

61

884,000

2.332 million

1.448 million

20

Sergeant First Class

57

431,000

1.187 million

756,000

1

Sergeant

60

846,000

2.254 million

1.408 million

20

Sergeant

48.2

351,000

1.078 million

727,000

1

Corporal First Class

58.3

775,000

2.104 million

1.329 million

20

Corporal First Class

48.7

343,000

1.046 million

703,000

1

Corporal

56.5

732,000

2.026 million

1.294 million

20

Corporal

49.3

335,000

1.014 million

679,000

1

Soldier First Class

55.3

696,000

1.955 million

1.259 million

20

Soldier First Class

50

327,000

982,000

655,000

1

Soldier

54

660,000

1.884 million

1.224 million

20

Soldier
Source: Salary-Scale Law. 

Judges:
Law No. 173 of August 29, 2011, amended the judges’ salary scale, rendering their salaries as follows:

Increase (%)

Increase (LBP)

New salary (LBP)

Old salary (LBP)

Grade

95.2

2 million

4.1 million

2.1 million

1

72.5

3.932 million

9.35 million

5.418 million

22
Source: Salary-Scale Law. 

Lebanese University Professors:
Law No. 206 of March 5, 2012, amended the LU professors’ salary scale, rendering their salaries as follows: 

Increase (%)

Increase (LBP)

New salary (LBP)

Old salary (LBP)

Grade

78.3

1.625 million

3.7 million

2.075 million

1

66.1

3.355 million

8.425 million

5.07 million

22
Source: Salary-Scale Law. 
Exceptional Grades and other Indemnities:
  • The abovementioned salaries do not represent the total income of civil servants as they receive exceptional grades and other indemnities.  
  • Two exceptional grades were granted to the judges and LBP 500,000 was added to their new salary. The judges also receive additional salaries from the judges’ mutual fund every two months.
  • LU professors received two exceptional grades, i.e. LBP 450,000. 
  • Civil servants received three exceptional grades of different values (LBP 180,000-260,000 for the first category and LBP 120,000-200,000 for the second category).
  • Teaching personnel received six exceptional grades of different values (ranging between LBP 35,000 and LBP 170,000 depending on the category).
  • Secondary and vocational teachers of the third category received three exceptional grades. 

 

  • ​ In addition to the salary, military personnel receive the following indemnities:
Generals:
- An end-of-service indemnity equal to the basic salary of Soldier First Class, i.e. LBP 982,000 
- A military-equipment indemnity equal to 45% of the Lieutenant’s salary, i.e. LBP 675,000
- A job indemnity equal to 100% of the salary of Soldier First Class, i.e. LBP 982,000
- A housing indemnity equal to 12% of the salary of the concerned person, i.e. between LBP 752,000 and 870,000.
In total, the military indemnities amount to around LBP 3.4 million.  
 
Major Generals and Brigadier Generals:
- Benefit from the Generals’ indemnities except the end-of-service indemnity. 
 
Officers at the rank of Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major receive the following indemnities:
- A military-equipment indemnity equal to 30% of the Lieutenant’s salary, i.e. LBP 450,000
- A job indemnity equal to 60% of the salary of Soldier First Class, i.e. LBP 590,000
- A housing indemnity equal to 12% of the salary of the concerned person.
 
4. Officers at the rank of Captain, Lieutenant, and Second Lieutenant receive the following indemnities:
- A military-equipment indemnity equal to 20% of the Lieutenant’s salary, i.e. LBP 300,000
- A job indemnity equal to 40% of the salary of Soldier First Class, i.e. LBP 393,000
- A housing indemnity equal to 12% of the salary of the concerned person.
 
5. Non-officers receive the following indemnities:
- Soldiers, Soldiers First Class, Corporals, and Corporals First Class receive a field-service indemnity of 20% of the salary of Soldier First Class (i.e. LBP 196,000) while Sergeants, Sergeants First Class, Adjutants, First Adjutants, Warrant Officers, and Chief Warrant Officers receive 16% (i.e. LBP 157,000)
- A housing indemnity equal to 12% of the salary of the concerned person. 
 
All civil servants receive a daily transportation indemnity of LBP 8,000, as well as family benefits for children and spouses. 
 
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