Jokowi Cabinet Signs Decree to Increase Police Salaries
Translator
Editor
19 March 2019 11:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided to increase the monthly salaries of police personnel under Government’s Decree No. 7/2019.
The cabinet’s secretariat in its official website on Monday announced that the decision is mainly meant to improve the performance and welfare of Indonesian National Police (Polri) personnel.
Read also: Police Reveal Reasons behind Siti Aisyah Missing
The government’s decree No. 17/2019 states that the lowest salary for police personnel is Rp1,643,500, while the highest is Rp 2,960,700 compared to the previous monthly salary of Rp2,819,500 for a police Adj. Brigadier.
As of police middle-ranking officers, the lowest monthly salary for a freshly recruited member is set at Rp 2,103,700 from the previous Rp2,003,300, meanwhile, 32-year dedicated Police Sub-Inspector 1st Class will receive Rp4,032,600 from the previous Rp3,838,800.
ANTARA
