State Civil Service Staff Get Salary Increment

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor announced on 16 October 2024 that civil service employees in Sabah will receive adjusted salaries in December 2024 and in January 2026 in line with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement on 16 August 2024 that the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) will replace the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM).

Hajiji said that the salary adjustment for the state’s 21,228 public service staff involves a total allocation of RM103 million. The CM said that the wages for 2,116 daily parttime workers’ will also be adjusted to a minimum of RM1,725 per month and the adjustment would cost RM46 million, which will bring the total allocation (for the state civil service and daily part-time workers) to RM149. 1 million.