Members of Parliament salaries - 1911 to 2011

Salaries were introduced for Members of Parliament in 1911. Before that date it was assumed that MPs would have other sources of income; this changed as the first working class MPs began to be elected.

Since 1971, the salary level for MPs has been set by an agreed formula that is based on senior civil service pay bands. This has been subject to an independent review by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) in the first year of each new Parliament. From the start of the 2010 Parliament, responsibility for parliamentary pay, pensions and MPs’ expenses claims was transferred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

DATE PAY RATE STARTED	SALARY
01 April 2010	£65,738
01 April 2009	£64,766
01 April 2008	£63,291
01 November 2007	£61,820
01 April 2007	£61,181
01 November 2006	£60,277
01 April 2006	£59,686
01 April 2005	£59,095
01 April 2004	£57,485
01 April 2003	£56,358
01 April 2002	£55,118
20 June 2001	£51,822
01 April 2001	£49,822
01 April 2000	£48,371
01 April 1999	£47,008
01 April 1998	£45,066
01 April 1997	£43,860
01 July 1996	£43,000
01 January 1996	£34,085
01 January 1995	£33,189
01 January 1994	£31,687
01 January 1992	£30,854
01 January 1993	£30,854
01 January 1991	£28,970
01 January 1990	£26,701
01 January 1989	£24,107
01 January 1988	£22,548
01 January 1987	£18,500
01 January 1986	£17,702
01 January 1985	£16,904
01 January 1984	£16,106
01 June 1983	£15,308
01 June 1982	£14,510
01 June 1981	£13,950
01 June 1980	£11,750
01 June 1979	£9,450
01 June 1978	£6,897
01 June 1977	£6,270
01 June 1976	£6,062
01 June 1975	£5,750
01 January 1972	£4,500
01 October 1964	£3,250
01 July 1957	£1,750
01 May 1954	£1,250
01 April 1946	£1,000
27 June 1937	£600
01 July 1935	£400
01 July 1934	£380
01 October 1931	£360
01 August 1911	£400
Source: Factsheet M5 Members’ Pay, Pensions and Allowances (House of Commons Information Office, May 2010)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/M05.pdf