Annastacia Palaszczuk is in line for a $49,000 pay rise to take her annual salary to almost $500,000 as she battles the Aussies to make ends meet.
Queensland's premier could see her salary rise by 11 per cent, while 93 MPs could expect three pay rises within two years after the measure was approved on Friday.
The state councilors received a four percent pay increase on July 1, 2023 and will receive the same amount in 2024, with a further three percent pay increase in 2025.
Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) is on the verge of a pay rise of almost $50,000 thanks to a decision to increase government wages
Ms Palaszczuk will have to win the next state election on March 16 next year to receive the pay rise.
Currently, the Prime Minister earns $427,561, but this figure could rise to $476,323 by mid-2025.
The Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal, an independent agency that oversees politicians' pay, signed the measure.
They said their decision was “consistent with actual and forecast inflation rates, with the exception of the 2022-2023 period, where inflation was 7.25 percent.”
“The Tribunal found that the four percent increase in civil servants' salaries in 2023 was modest compared to inflation.”
The department said it noted that “cost of living pressures are currently being felt across the country, including Queensland…” before the agency reached the outcome.
The state's opposition leader, David Crisfulli, will receive $378,910 from next year, before his salary rises to $390,277 in mid-2025.
MPs' basic salaries will also rise, as backbenchers line up for an annual salary worth $189,505.
Ms Palaszczuk is the country's second-highest paid prime minister, behind Victorian leader Jacinta Allan, who is paid $481,190.
Queensland state officials are in line for multiple pay increases over the next two years (Queensland Parliament House photo)
Ny Breaking Australia has contacted the Prime Minister's office for comment.
The latest round of pay rises comes as Aussies continue to bear the brunt of the cost of living crisis.
Many are cutting out purchases to pay their food and grocery bills, while hundreds of thousands are struggling to pay their rent and housing unaffordability is worsening due to higher house prices and low vacancy rates.
The Reserve Bank has raised cash rates 13 times since May 2022, but Australians were given a brief reprieve when the RBA kept rates at 4.35 per cent at the last rates board meeting of the year on December 6.