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For the 2026/27 financial year, the annual salary for Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom is around 98,600 British pounds. This marked an increase of around 4,700 pounds when compared with the previous year, when the annual salary was 93,900 pounds. In 2021/22, there was no increase in pay for MPs in the UK because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the annual salary remaining at 81,930 pounds per year at that time. 

Comparison with average earnings

In 2025, the median earnings for full-time workers in the UK was around 39,000 pounds a year, with MPs earning just over 54,000 pounds more than this. The appropriate salary for MPs is a charged issue in the UK, especially with the country currently facing its worst Cost of Living Crisis in decades. As of October 2025, over sixty percent of Britons were facing higher living costs compared with the previous month, while more than half thought the economy was the main issue facing the country. MPs themselves are not responsible for deciding their pay, and since 2011, decisions regarding MPs pay and expenses lie with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). 

House of Commons demographics

The makeup of the UK parliament has changed quite noticeably in recent years. In 1979 for example, just three percent of MPs were women, compared with 41 percent in 2024.  As of 2024, there were 90 non-white MPs, compared with four in 1987. Following the 2019 election, most MPs were aged between 50 and 59, with only 21 of them in their twenties or younger. The number of LGBTQ+ MPs in the 2019 parliament was estimated at 46, compared with 45 in 2017.