Quick answer: A chief minister’s salary in Pakistan is set by their provincial assembly — and it usually exceeds the Prime Minister’s Rs201,574. Reported figures: Sindh’s CM Rs150,000 plus Rs140,000 in house-rent and maintenance allowances; Punjab’s CM about Rs350,000 (2019), with a 2024 bill pushing Punjab ministers to Rs960,000. KP and Balochistan set their own scales by assembly legislation.
The four chief ministers
As of October 2026, the provinces are led by Maryam Nawaz (Punjab), Murad Ali Shah (Sindh), Sohail Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since October 2025) and Sarfraz Bugti (Balochistan). Each heads a provincial cabinet, commands a majority in their assembly, and draws a salary fixed by that assembly’s own legislation — not by Islamabad.
What each province pays
The clearest reported figures: Sindh’s chief minister draws Rs150,000 a month plus Rs140,000 in house-rent and maintenance allowances (after a 300%+ raise that briefly became a political controversy). Punjab’s CM drew about Rs350,000 as of 2019 — already more than the PM — and Punjab’s 2024 Revision of Salaries Bill pushed a provincial minister’s pay to Rs960,000, with the Speaker at Rs950,000. KP and Balochistan revise by their own assembly acts; their CMs have historically been paid above the PM’s level too.
Why CMs earn more than the PM
Provincial assemblies vote their own pay — and voting yourself a raise is popular in every assembly. The federal PM’s salary, by contrast, is set by a 1975 Act that no government wants to be seen amending upward. The result is the oddity Pakistani headline-writers love: the Prime Minister earns less than most of the country’s chief ministers, a fact first headlined in 2019 when the Punjab CM’s Rs350,000 surpassed the PM’s pay.
CM perks
Like the PM, each chief minister gets a CM House residence, official cars, staff and security — Punjab’s CM House in Lahore and Sindh’s in Karachi are major state establishments. For the federal picture, see the complete PM salary guide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the salary of the Chief Minister of Punjab?
About Rs350,000 a month as last clearly reported (2019); a 2024 Punjab bill raised ministers to Rs960,000, with the CM’s revised figure set by the assembly.
What is the salary of the Chief Minister of Sindh?
Rs150,000 a month plus Rs140,000 in house-rent and maintenance allowances.
Who are the current chief ministers of Pakistan?
Maryam Nawaz (Punjab), Murad Ali Shah (Sindh), Sohail Afridi (KP) and Sarfraz Bugti (Balochistan), as of October 2026.
