Morocco’s Civil Service Salaries Rise 24% Over Decade, Average Now 8,147 Dirhams

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Morocco's Civil Service Salaries Rise 24% Over Decade, Average Now 8,147 Dirhams

The average monthly net salary in the civil service has increased by 24.38% between 2010 and 2020, from 6,550 dirhams to 8,147 DH, representing an average annual increase of 2.21%. This is what the report on human resources accompanying the draft finance law (PLF) for the 2021 fiscal year indicates.

The same source notes that an improvement in the average monthly net salary of 1.84% was observed in 2020 compared to 2019, following in particular the revaluation of the salaries of state personnel decided as part of the second tranche of increases in accordance with the social dialogue agreement concluded on April 25, 2019 between the government and the economic and social partners.

The average net salary recorded within the Department of Justice was 12,001 DH compared to 9,524, 9,203, 8,220 and 6,637 DH respectively in the Departments of Health, National Education and Higher Education, Economy, Finance and Public Administration Reform, and the Interior, it is specified.

As for the structure of the average monthly net salary by scale groups, it is noted that the executive staff classified at scales less than or equal to 6 receive 4,919 DH against 5,395 DH for the supervisory staff classified at scales 7 to 9. As for the category of executives and senior executives (scale 10 and above), the average monthly net salary is 9,653 DH.

The report states that 8.54% of civil servants of the State receive a monthly net remuneration ranging between 3,000 DH and 4,000 DH, while nearly 34.06% of civil servants benefit from a monthly net salary less than or equal to 6,000 DH. 59.47% of civil servants receive a salary between 6,000 DH and 14,000 DH.

The same source also indicates that the minimum wage in the civil service has undergone significant revisions in recent years, going from 1,885 DH in 2010 to 2,800 DH in 2011 to reach 3,000 DH in 2014 and 3,258 DH in 2020. These revisions follow decisions taken by the government as part of the various social dialogue sessions.