£100k a year for MPs?

The Times today is reporting that MPs have written to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) calling for MPs salaries to be increased to similar levels with GPs and council chief executives.

This would put MPs salaries around the £100’000 a year mark. Is this plain greediness from MPs or a fair reward for the work they do?

We are just talking about backbench MPs here, who currently earn £60,277. MPs who have a position, such as Ministers and Shadow Ministers earn more depending on their position.

£60k to £100k is some increase, in fact it’s a 66% rise. The average wage increase at the moment is around 4.5%.

Any increase in MPs salaries is likely to be unpopular amongst the general public given the way politicians are currently viewed at the moment.

But are MPs underpaid? In my view £60k a year is on the low side and £100k too high for a backbencher. £75k seems a more reasonable salary.