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The package, which takes effect with the new FY2026/27 budget that started on Wednesday, raises government spending on wages to EGP 822.8 billion, Kouchouk said, describing it as part of the state's efforts to improve employees' living standards while enhancing the quality of education, healthcare, and other public services.
Employees subject to the Civil Service Law will receive a 12-percent annual increment on their functional wage, while those outside the law will receive a 15-percent annual increase on their basic salary.
In addition, all public sector employees will receive a monthly supplementary allowance of EGP 750, at a total fiscal cost of EGP 77.5 billion.
The package also includes sector-specific incentives. Teachers will receive an additional EGP 1,000 monthly teaching allowance beginning with the new academic year, while outstanding school administrations will receive a school excellence incentive of EGP 2,000. The measures are expected to cost the state EGP 14 billion.
Healthcare workers will receive an additional EGP 750 per month, while overnight and on-call duty allowances will increase by 25 percent starting 1 July, at an estimated cost of EGP 8.5 billion.
According to Kouchouk, the package will benefit around one million teachers in the Ministry of Education and Al-Azhar institutions, in addition to 640,000 healthcare workers.
Separately, Ahmed Heridy, head of the Accounts and Financial Directorates Sector at the Ministry of Finance, said salaries for July will be paid from 20 July, with delayed payments scheduled for 8, 9, and 12 July.
Salaries for August will be disbursed from 23 August, with delayed payments on 6, 9, and 10 August, while September salaries will be paid from 24 September, with delayed payments on 8, 9, and 10 September.
Heridy said salaries will be available through automated teller machines (ATMs) in line with the payment schedule published through the government's electronic financial system. He urged employees to avoid overcrowding at ATMs, noting that funds will remain available from the official payment date for each government entity.
While successive minimum‑wage and public‑sector salary hikes have raised nominal pay, persistent double‑digit inflation and patchy private‑sector compliance mean many Egyptian households still face sharply reduced purchasing power, and the state is budgeting over EGP 100 billion more to cover new raises in 2026.
Egypt implemented two large wage packages in April and October 2023 and raised the public‑sector minimum to EGP 4,000 by September 2024, as part of ongoing raises.
On the Private‑sector side, the National Council of Wages raised the private‑sector floor multiple times (to EGP 2,400 in 2022, EGP 2,700 in 2023, EGP 3,000 in mid‑2023 and higher later), but enforcement gaps and sectoral exemptions left many workers without the increases.
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