City councilors’ salaries & expense allowances

The remuneration of elected representatives at the City of Reykjavík is governed by the provisions of the Resolution on the Remuneration and Working Facilities of Elected Representatives (IS). This page displays information about salary payments to elected representatives according to the provisions of the Resolution.

City councilors’ salaries & expense allowances

City councilors Base salary Impairment Presidential premium President and council chairs City Executive Council Three committees Expenses
Aðalsteinn Haukur Sverrisson 1,156,974         289,243 83,556
Alexandra Briem 1,156,974       462,789   83,556
Andrea Helgadóttir 1,156,974       69,418   83,556
Árelía Eydís Guðmundsdóttir 1,156,974       69,418 289,243 83,556
Björn Gíslason 1,156,974         289,243 83,556
Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir 1,156,974   289,243   289,243   83,556
Einar Þorsteinsson 1,156,974     289,243 289,243   83,556
Friðjón R. Friðjónsson 1,156,974         289,243 83,556
Guðný Maja Riba 1,156,974         289,243 83,556
Helga Þórðardóttir 1,156,974   289,243   289,243   83,556
Hildur Björnsdóttir 1,156,974     289,243 289,243   83,556
Hjálmar Sveinsson 1,156,974       69,418   83,556
Kjartan Magnússon 1,156,974       69,418 289,243 83,556
Líf Magneudóttir 1,156,974   289,243   289,243   83,556
Magnea Gná Jóhannsdóttir 1,156,974         289,243 83,556
Magnús Davíð Norðdahl 1,156,974       69,418 289,243 83,556
Marta Guðjónsdóttir 1,156,974       69,418   83,556
Ragnhildur Alda María Vilhjálmsdóttir 1,156,974       289,243   83,556
Sabine Leskopf 1,156,974   289,243   69,418   83,556
Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir 1,156,974   289,243 289,243 289,243   83,556
Skúli Helgason 1,156,974   289,243   289,243   83,556
Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir 1,156,974     289,243 289,243   83,556
               
First deputy city councilors Base salary Impairment Presidential premium President and council chairs City Executive Council Three committees Expenses
Ásta Þórdís Skjalddal 809,882     289,243     83,556
Einar S. Guðmundsson 809,882         289,243 83,556
Helgi Áss Grétarsson 809,882 -404,941         83,556
Jóhanna Dýrunn Jónsdóttir 809,882           83,556
Kristinn Jón Ólafsson 809,882     289,243   289,243 83,556
Sara Björg Sigurðardóttir 809,882         289,243 83,556
Stefán Pálsson 809,882     289,243     83,556
Þorvaldur Daníelsson 809,882           83,556
Remuneration outcomes for city councilors and first deputy city councilors as of January 1, 2026.

The mayor receives a salary from Reykjavík City according to an employment contract of 2,826,127 króna per month as of Jan. 1, 2026, subject to changes based on the wage index in accordance with Article 3, Section 1 of the approval regarding compensation and working conditions for elected representatives at Reykjavík City. In addition to salary, the mayor receives a fixed work allowance of 167,112 krónur per month as of Jan. 1, 2026.

For the longest time, the remuneration of city councilors was linked to parliamentarians' salaries, but following Resolution No. 2016.3.001 of the Labor Court, City Council, at its meeting on November 15, 2016, decided to direct the Council Presidium to decide that the remuneration of city councilors and the salary payments of other elected representatives linked to parliamentarians' salaries should not be changed despite the Resolution. Reykjavík City subsequently adopted an amended proposal on the remuneration of elected representatives at the City of Reykjavík in such a way as to eliminate the link with parliamentarians’ salaries and, instead, link it to the wage index in order to better reflect general salary developments and to bring the remuneration into line with the framework agreement between management and labor.

After the change, the total salary costs of city councilors and the remuneration of other elected representatives will change according to the wage index. The base salary considers changes in the wage index since March 2013 and is updated in January and July of each year.

As of January 1, 2026:

  • Base salary of city councilors in ISK 1,156,974
  • Base salary of deputy city councilors: kr. 809,882
  • City councilors will be paid expenses in the amount of kr. 83,556, to meet all personal expenses incurred for the job.
  • City councilors are entitled to a 25% salary premium for serving as chair in a specialized council/city council party group or if the councilor is a member of three or more standing committees.
  • City councilors elected to the City Executive Council are entitled to a 25% salary premium, elected alternatives are entitled to a 6% salary premium and the Chair of the City Executive Council is entitled to a 40% salary premium.
  • The President of City Council is entitled to a 25% salary premium.
  • City councilor salary and expenses with a 6% premium (City Executive Council alternate). 1,309,948.
  • City councilor salary and expenses with a 25% premium (for example, for sitting on three councils) kr. 1,529,773.
  • City councilor salary and expenses with a 2x25% premium (for example, for a sitting on City Executive Council and three other councils) kr. 1,819,016.
  • 1st deputy city councilor salary and expenses with a 6% premium (City Executive Council alternate) kr. 962,856.
  • 1st deputy city councilor salary and expenses with a 25% premium (e.g. for sitting on three councils) kr. 1,182,681.

This page displays salary payments to City Council members from Reykjavík City, in addition to which, City Council members receive a fixed monthly remuneration for board membership at Félagsbústöðum hf., Strætó Public Transport bs., Fire Department for the Capital Area bs., Faxaflóahöfn Port sf., Malbikunarstöðin Höfða hf., SORPU bs., Reykjavík Energy, Brú Pension Fund, and the Association of Icelandic Municipalities. Alternates on the boards in question are paid for each session. The Public Security Committee only pays for completed sessions. The Board of the Association of Municipalities in the Capital Area is not paid for sitting on the Board, but alternate members of the Board are paid for the meetings in which they sit. Payments are also made for sitting meetings at the District Planning Committee and other committees of the Association of Municipalities in the Capital Area. As a result, these figures all vary from month to month.

The information in the table was last updated on February 20, 2026, and will next be updated in July 2026.

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