The Remuneration Authority determines the mayor’s salary and makes a separate determination on the total size of the councillors’ remuneration pool. This is based on factors including population size. The councillors decide how the pool will be split between them, while considering additional responsibilities such those in the table below.
In some years, councillors opted not to be paid the whole amount in the pool. However, the Authority has since ruled that the full amount must be paid to councillors.
Annual remuneration
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24 July 2024 |
October 2022 - 30 June 2023 |
1 July 2022 - October 2022 |
1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022 |
Oct/Nov 2019 - 30 June 2020 |
2019/20 |
2017/18 |
| Mayor |
$179,316 |
$172,918 |
$168,831 |
$166,500 |
$166,500 |
$121,899 |
$115,849 |
| Deputy mayor |
$155,381 (from 3 August 2024) |
To be determined by council from remuneration pool of $1,198,246 |
$123,788 |
$122,079 |
$139,563 |
$60,353 |
$56,215 |
| Committee chairperson |
$135,900 |
To be determined by council from remuneration pool of $1,198,246 |
$116,253 |
$114,648 |
$121,276 |
$50,296 |
46,847 |
| Deputy chairperson of standing committee |
$135,900 |
To be determined by council from remuneration pool of $1,198,246 |
$109,795 |
$108,279 |
$108,763 |
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| Councillor (with no additional responsibilities) |
$135,900 |
To be determined by council from remuneration pool of $1,198,246 |
$107,642 |
$106,156 |
$96,251 |
$33,529 |
$31,230 |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) |
$87,695 |
$84,566 |
$79,538 |
$78,440 |
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| Remuneration pool to be allocated |
$1,242,581 |
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More information on local government remuneration and the determinations is available on the Remuneration Authority’s website.
Expenses claimed
Mayor and councillors' expense claims 2024-2028 (136kb pdf)
Mayor and councillors' expense claims 2019-2022 (175kb pdf)
Mayor and councillors' expense claims 2018-2019 (443kb pdf)
The Elected Members Expenses and Resources Policy 2024 sets out the expenses and allowances the mayor and councillors may claim in undertaking their role.
Elected Members Expenses and Resources Policy 2024
Mayoral credit card spend
No credit card has been issued to Mayor Mahé Drysdale.