Remuneration and Allowances

Information is provided below on the following provisions:

  • Remuneration for Members of Tynwald
  • On-Island travel costs
  • The costs of Tynwald Members undertaking government and parliamentary business off the Island
  • The Members’ Resettlement Grant Scheme
  • The Tynwald Membership Pension Scheme

It should be noted that different arrangements apply to the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and HM Attorney General. The pension of the Lord Bishop is paid by the Church of England and not by the Isle of Man Government.

Remuneration for Tynwald Members

Basic salary

It is calculated under a formula set out in the Members of Tynwald (Annual Sums) (Amendment) Order 2014 as amended in 2021 by the Members of Tynwald (Annual Sums)(Amendment) Order 2021 (SD 2021/0140)​. The formula is based on civil service pay.

The basic salary, with effect from 1 April 2025, for a Member of the House of Keys is £81,312 per annum and for a Member of the Legislative Council is £76,761 per annum.

Additional sums payable to certain office-holders

The following additional sums are payable, calculated on the basis of the basic salary mentioned above:

Chief Minister30%
President of Tynwald15%
Speaker of the House of Keys15%
Minister15%
Chair of the Public Service Commission5%
Chair of the Public Accounts Committee5%
Chair of the Isle of Man Post Office5%
Chair of the Manx Utilities Authority5%
Chair of the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading5%

If a member occupies more than one office, their salary is increased by the highest applicable percentage increase only.

Other provisions

Members’ Resettlement Grant Scheme

The Members of Tynwald (Resettlement Grant) Scheme 2025 (2025-SD-0189) provides that if a Member who has served at least two years is unsuccessful in seeking re-election to either the Keys or the Council, he or she will be paid a lump sum equal to one-third of a Member's basic salary. If a person receives this grant but is elected to either Branch within 18 months or is in receipt of a pension provided under the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011, a proportion of the money must be repaid according to the formula set out in the Order.

Tynwald Members Pension Scheme Provisions

From 23 September 2016 new Members of Tynwald were permitted to join Section 8 of the Government Unified Scheme and under the Tynwald Membership Pension Scheme Bulk Transfer Regulations 2016 (SD 2016/0201) existing Tynwald Members were transferred to Section 8a of the Government Unified Scheme.​​

Off-Island travel costs

Tynwald Members undertaking parliamentary and governmental business off the Island are subject to a regime for travel, accommodation and subsistence analogous to the scheme which applies to civil servants. Such costs are not regarded as “expenses”. The overall costs of Tynwald Members undertaking parliamentary and government business off the Island since October 2009 may be found here. The detailed costs of Tynwald Members undertaking parliamentary business off the Island since October 2011 are below:

On-Island Travel Expenses

The current provisions for such claims are set out in the Payment of Members' Expenses (Travelling Allowances) Order 2014 (SD 2014/0356).

No claims have been made since September 2013.

Off Island Travel Costs - Details of Parliamentary Travel

Tynwald Members undertaking parliamentary and governmental business off the Island are subject to a regime for travel, accommodation and subsistence analogous to the scheme which applies to civil servants. The following is a breakdown of the travel costs of Members travelling for parliamentary purposes from October 2021 to date. Where there is not an amount shown e.g. for accommodation it is usually the case that costs were covered by the host or contributing organisation.

  • A breakdown for October 2011-2016 can be found here.
  • A breakdown for October 2016-2021 can be found here.

Abbreviations used are:

Costs are apportioned as follows:

  • Travel - all transport related costs
  • Accom - hotel including breakfast
  • Other - any other expenses e.g. meals, visas, inoculations, conference delegate fees, wifi charges

MembersDate FromDate ToPurposeDestinationEvent TypeTravelAccomOtherTotalTitleReport
Watterson, SHK7/11/202607/11/2026Public Accounts Committee NetworkJersey 320.70112.4930.71463.90Public Accounts Committee Network
Barber, MHK; Mercer MLC14/10/202516/10/2025Commonwealth Parliamentary Climate Forum London CPA 287.981,430.84300.002,018.82Commonwealth Parliamentary Climate ForumReport
Wannenburgh, MHK12/10/202514/10/202567th British-Irish Parliamentary Association plenary meeting Surrey BIPA378.13265.000.00643.1367th British-Irish Parliamentary Association plenary meeting
Corlett MHK, Watterson SHK05/10/202512/10/202568th CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Barbados CPA 25.001,815.22201.732,041.9568th CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Report
Clueit MLC25/08/202505/09/2025CPA BIMR Election Observance Mission St Helena CPA0.000.000.000.00CPA BIMR Election Observation MissionReport
August-Phillips MLC, Tanya 01/06/202510/06/2025CPA Belize National Assembly Post Election Seminar Belize CPA 0.000.000.000.00 CPA Belize National Assembly Post Election SeminarReport
Craine, Paul MLC; Crookall, Tim MHK; Morphet, Kirstie MLC; Watterson, Juan SHK17/06/202520/06/202554th British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference Cardiff CPA1,033.370.0073.761,107.1354th BIMR ConferenceReport
Johnson MHK, Tim26/04/202502/05/2025CPA BIMR Election Observation Mission Cayman Islands CPA0.000.000.000.00CPA BIMR Election Observation Mission Report
Crookall MHK, Tim22/03/202523/03/2025CPA BIMR Post Election Scrutiny Anguilla CPA 0.000.000.000.00CPA Post Election Scrutiny Report
August-Phillips, Tanya MLC; Caine, Daphne MHK; Corlett, Ann MHK16/03/202518/03/202511th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians BIMR ConferenceEdinburgh CPA 648.1269.170.00TBC11th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians BIMR ConferenceReport
Kinnish, Dawn MLC10/03/202514/03/2025Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments London CPA146.66829.16369.001,344.82Westminster Seminar on Effective ParliamentsReport
Watterson SHK, Juan28/11/202429/11/2024Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees Malta CPA 465.51392.5859.28917.37Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees
Callister MHK, Rob; Christian MHK, Claire 03/11/2408/11/202467th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference New South Wales, AustraliaCPA23.912728.810.002752.7267th Commonwealth Parliamentary ConferenceReport
Barber MHK, Clare; Poole-Wilson MHK, Jane22/10/202424/10/2024CPA UK Legislative Strengthening Seminar: Modern Slavery London CPA 366.391009.170.001375.56CPA UK Legislative Strengthening Seminar: Modern SlaveryReport
August-Hanson MLC, Craine MLC, Faragher MHK, Hooper MHK, Kinnish MLC, Peters MHK16/10/202418/10/2024Crown Dependencies Network EventJersey Other 1219.85935.38115.532270.76Crown Dependencies Network Event, Jersey Report
Skelly MLC, Laurence 09/10/202410/10/2024Consecration of Bishop of Sodor and Man York Other 271.86157.500.00429.36Consecration of Bishop of Sodor and Man
Watterson SHK, Juan27/09/202429./09/202425th Anniversary of the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Other274.96407.1325.03707.1225th Anniversary Scottish Parliament
Caine MHK, Daphne; Wannenburgh MHK, John; Watterson SHK, Juan; Edge MHK, Julie (did not attend)16/05/202427/05/202453rd BIMR Conference St Helena CPA7.840.08563.11579.898983.0853rd BIMR Conference Report
Watterson SHK, Juan14/04/202416/04/2024BIPA 66th Plenary WicklowOther180.41318.250.00498.66BIPA 66th Plenary
Watterson SHK, Juan20/03/202423/03/2024BIPA Committee B Helsinki Other254.03308.010.00562.04BIPA Committee B
Watterson SHK, Juan10/03/202411/03/2024Commonwealth Speaker's Summit London Other258.56370.000.00626.56Commonwealth Speaker's SummitReport
Caine MHK, Daphne; Corlett MHK, Ann; Maltby MHK, Sarah06/03/202408/03/202410th BIMR CWP Conference Malta CPA1231.51300.00100.261631.7710th BIMR CWP Conference Report
Callister MHL, Rob; Corlett MHK, Ann; Craine MLC, Paul; Glover MHK, Tim; Kinnish MLC, Dawn; Mercer MLC, Rob; Peters MHK, Stu; Skelly MLC, Laurence30/01/202403/02/2024Study Visit (Scrutiny) Dublin Other1294.852773.22318.724368.79Study Visit Report
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK22/10/202325/10/202365th Plenary ConferenceCounty KildareBIPA237.96388.5212.32638.8065th Plenary Conference
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK; Allinson, Alexander John MHK29/09/202307/10/202366th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Accra, GhanaCPA2,432.673,294.14166.585,893.3966th Commonwealth Parliamentary ConferenceReport
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK12/09/202313/09/2023Public Accounts Committees NetworkLondonOther282.92200.0047.75530.67Public Accounts Committees Network
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK26/08/202303/09/2023Post Election SeminarBritish Virgin IslandsOther0.002.0030.0032.00Post Election Seminar
Skelly, Laurence David MLC; Watterson, Juan Paul SHK22/07/202330/07/2023Speakers of the Isles ConferenceDublinSOI453.410.0010.72464.13Speakers of the Isles ConferenceReport
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK06/07/202308/07/2023British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee BDublinBIPA155.63267.247.88430.75British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee B
Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC; Mercer, Robert MLC23/05/202327/05/2023Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Small Branches Disaster Risk Management WorkshopLondonCPA678.320.00108.82787.14Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Small Branches Disaster Risk Management WorkshopReport
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK13/05/202316/05/2023British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary ConferenceJerseyBIPA213.42165.000.00378.42
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Conference
Caine, Daphne Hilary Penelope MHK; Glover, Timothy Simon MHK; Maltby, Sarah Louise MHK; Thomas, Christopher Charles MHK25/04/202328/04/202352nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region ConferenceLondonCPA BIMR1,112.090.00154.861,266.9552nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region ConferenceReport
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK30/03/202331/03/2023British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee BBrusselsBIPA438.4599.0045.38582.83British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee B
Watterson, Juan Paul SHK05/03/202307/03/202363rd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly BelfastBIPA261.82221.3728.37511.5663rd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK; Edge, Julie MHK (did not attend)06/02/202309/02/2023Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Trade WorkshopLondonCPA587.16680.000.001,267.16Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Trade WorkshopReport
Skelly, Laurence David MLC01/01/202309/01/2023Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the CommonwealthCanberra, AustraliaCSPOC4,659.25627.98145.995,433.22Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the CommonwealthReport
Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK;  Craine, Paul Herbert MLC; Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC; Haywood, Michelle Elena Kay MHK; Johnston, Timothy David MHK; Maltby, Sarah Louise MHK; Sharpe, Kerry MLC; Watterson, Juan Paul MHK30/11/202202/12/2022​Crown Dependencies Network ​Guernsey Other2,524.303,344.00435.806,304.10Crown Dependencies Network ​Report ​
Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK; Glover, Timothy Simon MHK; Haywood, Michelle Elena Kay MHK; Johnston, Timothy David MHK; Maltby, Sarah Louise MHK; Sharpe, Kerry MLC; Wannenburgh, John Charles MHK; Watterson, Juan Paul MHK; Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC; Peters, Stuart Gordon MHK02/11/202204/11/2022​Participation in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Study Programme.London CPA2,671.594,310.00561.927,543.51Study Visit to Westminister ​Report​
Watterson, Juan Paul MHK; Wannenburgh, John Charles MHK23/10/202225/10/202262nd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly​Cavan, EireBIPA575.28535.5112.031,122.8262nd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly 
Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK; Maltby, Sarah Louise MHK13/10/202215/10/2022​Proposed attendance at the CPA UK Trade Workshop for Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and Devolved Legislatures (event postponed to Feb 2023 following the death of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II).London CPA135.180.000.00135.18CPA UK Trade Workshop 
Corlett, Catherine Ann MHK04/10/202207/10/2022​Isle of Man CWP Representative attending and speaking at Conference GibraltarCPA CWP487.920.000.00487.92British Irish and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Womens Parliamentarians Conference​Report ​
Watterson, Juan Paul MHK; Callister, Rob Edward MHK; Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC17/08/202226/08/2022​Attendance at the 65th CPC Conference in Halifax, Canada. Halifax, Canada CPA2,041.844,029.52480.496,551.8565th CPC Conference ​Report.​
Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK13/06/202224/06/2022​A member of the CPA BIMR international Election Observation Team observing the General Election in Jersey. Jersey CPA BIMR0.000.000.000.00CPA Election Observation Misson ​Report.​
Wannenburgh, John Charles MHK23/01/202224/01/2022​British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Meeting ​LondonBIPA226.98627.000.00853.98British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Meeting  
Watterson, Juan Paul MHK25/11/202127/11/2021​RFCA North West Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Awards.Leeds Other183.790.000.00183.79RFCA North West Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Awards  
Skelly, Laurence David MLC11/11/202112/11/2021​Visit to Norwegian and Icelanic Ambassadors in London. London Other15.380.008.5023.88Visit to Norwegian and Icelandic Ambassadors  
Callister, Rob Edward MHK; Christian, Claire Sarah Beverley MHK; Corlett, Catherine Ann MHK; Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC; Smith, Andrew Joseph MHK; Watterson, Juan Paul MHK; Johnston, Timothy David MHK; Glover, Timothy Simon MHK10/11/202112/11/2021​Two-day network event with parliamentarians from Jersey and Guernsey. Jersey CPA2,846.641,617.760.004,464.40Crown Dependencies Network ​Report​
Watterson, Juan Paul MHK05/11/202106/12/2021Participation as Vice Chairman of the Small Branches Network of the CPA.Edinburgh CPA0.000.000.000.00GLOBE COP26 Legislators Summit ​Report ​
Greenhill, Peter Alfred MLC20/09/202123/09/2021​Attendance at the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region Conference.Belfast, Northern Ireland CPA BIMR190.480.000.00190.4850th CPA BIMR Conference  

Cost of undertaking business off the Island (Government and Parliamentary Business)

Tynwald Members undertaking parliamentary and governmental business off the Island are subject to a regime for travel, accommodation and subsistence analogous to the scheme which applies to civil servants. Such costs are not regarded as “expenses”. The overall costs of Tynwald Members undertaking such parliamentary and government business are set out in the table below.

Period£
Oct 25 - Dec 258,803.90
Jul 25 - Sep 254,216.37
Apr 25 - Jun 25 3,815.38
Jan 25 - Mar 252,407.07
Oct 24 - Dec 2411,056.56
Jul 24 - Sep 2411,050.18
Apr 24 - Jun 2410,838.42
Jan 24 - Mar 249,193.11
Oct 23 - Dec 236,605.77
Jul 23 - Sep 238,941.97
Apr 23 - Jun 235,559.65
Jan 23 - Mar 239,758.35
Oct 22 - Dec 2231,314.29
Jul 22 - Sep 22​​​11,489.88
​Apr 22 - Jun 22​2,571.17​
Jan 22 - Mar 22​​​2,286.34
​Oct 21 - Dec 21​5,785.47
​Jul 21 - Sep 211,483.83​
​Apr 21 - Jun 21​1,629.09
Jan 21 - Mar 21​​0.00
Oct 20 - Dec 20​​0.00
Jul 20 - Sep 20​​0.00
​Apr 20 - Jun 20​​0.00
Jan 20 - Mar 20​​9,856.39
Oct 19 - Dec 19​​8,239.51
​Jul 19 - Sep 19​​8,421.71​
Apr 19 - Jun 19​​6,514.29​
​Jan 19 - Mar 19​12,043.79
​Oct 18 - Dec 18​7,848.26
Jul 18 - Sep 18​2,963.50
​​Apr 18 - Jun 18​6,120.49​
​Jan 18 - Mar 18​13,306.30
​Oct 17 - Dec 17​19,039.82
​Jul 17 - Sep 17​3,707.91
A​pr 17 - Jun 17​​6,529.34
​Jan 17 - Mar 17​9,492.51
​Oct 16 - Dec 16​6,785.44
 ​Jul 16 - Sep 16 ​​1,668.70
 ​Apr 16 - Jun 16 ​13,126.26
 ​Jan 16 - Mar 16 ​10,163.46
 ​Oct 15 - Dec 15 1​0,051.35​
 Jul 15 - Sep 15 10,234.52​
 Apr 15 - Jun 15 19,539.80
​Jan 15 - Mar 159,207.06
Oct 14 - Dec 14​14,915.60​​
Jul 14 - Sep 14​4,428.01​​
Apr 14 - Jun 1416,197.09​​
Jan 14 - Mar 14​10,742.83​
​Oct 13 - Dec 13​13,369.70​​
Jul 13 - Sep 13​​18,008.88​
​Apr 13 - Jun 13​12,206.36​​
​Jan 13 - Mar 13​​23,629.80​
​Oct 12 - Dec 1214,512.90​
Jul 12 - Sep 12​12,929.27​
Apr 12 - Jun 12​​​11,860.20
​Jan 12 - Mar 1220,240.75
​Oct 11 - Dec 11​5,850.12​
Jul 11 - Sep 115,961.38
Apr 11 - Jun 11​9,540.66
​Jan 11 - Mar 11​​9877.32​
​Oct 10 - Dec 104,938.54
​Jul 10 - Sep 1018,803.75
​Apr 10 - Jun 107,401.84
Jan 10 – Mar 10​8,829.19
Oct 09 – Dec 09​24,466.00​
Last updated 01/09/2022

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