More than 160.000 euros were allocated for parliamentary variables last year, and representatives of the European Union (EU) and the Socialist People's Party (SNP) received the most on this basis. Boris Mugoša i Bogdan Božović, who were paid 7.300 euros and 6.800 euros, respectively.
This is shown by data that "Vijesti" received from the Parliament, with the help of the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS) application for free access to information.
The decision on the variable part of the salary for MPs stipulates that for special contributions and additional engagement, they can be rewarded with up to 80 percent of the average net salary in Montenegro in the previous year.
Thus, in 2025, parliamentarians received a variable allowance of 700,80 euros per month in addition to their salary, and the only criterion for this was that the Collegium of the Speaker of the Assembly assessed that they had "specially contributed" or "additionally engaged" in the work of the highest legislative chamber or its working bodies.
The average net salary in 2024 was 876 euros, and variable amounts ranged from 20 to 80 percent of it.
Last year, MPs were paid a total of 162.410,40 euros in this salary supplement, which is an average of 13,534.20 euros per month. This amount represents an increase, as in 2024, 132.897,60 euros were paid for variables.
On this basis, during 2025, Mugoša (head of the ES club), who also heads the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget, earned the most - 7.358,40 euros, while Božović (head of the SNP-CIVIS club) was behind him with 6.832,80 euros.
The third “position” is shared by the President of the Assembly Andrija Mandic (New Serbian Democracy - NSD) and heads of parliamentary caucuses of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Andrija Nikolić and the Democratic People's Party (DNP) Milan Knezevic, with 6.657,60 euros in variable income.
Nikolić, during the past year, was the head of the inquiry committee dealing with cases of allegedly politically motivated murders and attacks on journalists and intellectuals by the so-called “black threes”, and Knežević was his deputy. Both resigned this year (the first in protest by the DPS over the passing of the law on internal affairs and the ANB, the second over the exit of the DNP from power).
The head of the NSD parliamentary group also earned more than 6.000 euros. Dejan Djurovic - 6.482,40. In addition to this function, he also heads the Committee for Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning, is the deputy chairman of the inquiry committee examining the granting of concessions for the Možura wind farm, and is also the head of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean - PAM.
11 MPs - Deputy Speakers of the Parliament received 5.781,60 euros each Boris Pejović (Europe Now Movement - PES), Mirsad Nurković (Bosniak Party - BS), Zdenka Popović (Democrats), Nikola Camaj (Albanian Forum - AF), but also the heads of the Democratic Party parliamentary groups Boris Bogdanovic, PES Vasilije Carapić, AF-a Artan Chobi, independent caucus of deputies Jevrosima PejovićBS-a Amer Smailovic, Croatian Civic Initiative and Democratic Union of Albanians Adrian Vuksanovic, and the former president of the Civic Movement (GP) URA parliamentary group Milos Konatar (resigned earlier this month).
Ugleša Urošević (PES) and Jelena Nedović (PES) earned 3.854,40 euros each from the variable, Vladislav Bojović (DNP) 3.679,20 euros, and an independent MP Dragan Bojović (was a representative of DNP last year) 3.504 euros.
Urošević is the president of the Commission for Monitoring and Controlling the Privatization Process, and Nedović is the president of the Administrative Committee and head of the Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Last year, Vladislav Bojović was the head of the Committee on Political System, Judiciary and Administration and the head of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, and Dragan Bojović is the chairman of the Legislative Committee.
3.153,60 euros were paid to the chairman of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare Dražen Petrić (PES), former Vice-President of Parliament and Co-Chair of the Committee for Comprehensive Electoral Reform Nikola Rakočević (DPS), Head of the Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Sports Nikola Rovčanin (Democrats), as well as the first person of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants and the head of the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Duško Stjepović (Democrats).
Rakočević was appointed vice president in June 2025 and held that position until March this year, when he resigned.
The chairpersons of the Gender Equality Committee each earned 2.803,20 euros from the variable salary. Jelenka Andric (PES), former head of the Security and Defense Committee Miodrag Laković (independent MP, during 2025 he was a PES representative) and Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms Jovan Vučurović (NSD).
Laković left PES in March and resigned from his board positions.
President of the Constitutional Committee, Co-President of the Collegium of the Women's Club and Head of the Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Jelena Božović (NSD), former chairman of the Committee for European Integration Ivan Vukovic (DPS) and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Security and Defense Nikola Zirojevic (ES) - they earned 2.102,40 euros in variable pay, and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget Velimir Djokovic (NSD) 1.752 euros.
Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning Oscar Hutter (DPS) earned 1.664,40 euros on this basis, Deputy Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee Momcilo Leković (Democrats) 1.576,80 euros, former head of that committee Jevto Erakovic 1.401,60 euros, and the head of the Assembly delegation to the Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative Gordan Stojović (PES) and former MP of United Montenegro Vladimir Dobričanin (resigned two weeks ago) at 1.314 euros.
The former deputy chairman of the Committee for International Relations, Admir Adrović (BS), also earned a four-digit amount from variables - 1.226 euros, and the deputy chairman of the Administrative Committee Mihailo Andjusic (DPS) - 1.051 euros.
Deputy Chair of the Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Sports Aleksandra Vuković Kuč (DPS) and Deputy Chair of the Legislative Committee Sonja Popovic (DPS) received 876 euros from the variables, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Political System, Judiciary and Administration Zoran Mikić (GP URA) 788,40 euros, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Integration Jovan Subotic (Novska lista, from the PES list) and co-president of the Women's Club collegium Radinka Ćinćur (independent MP) 700,80 euros each, and the Deputy Chairwoman of the Constitutional Committee Nermin Abdić (DPS) and PES MP Darko Dragović 350,40 euros each.
Dragović was a member of the commission that assessed whether the applications of candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court were submitted in accordance with the public call issued by the Constitutional Committee.
The most money was paid out in December - 18.483,60 euros, and the least in January - 175,20 euros.
Until 2017, there was a fixed variable
According to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, a member of parliament is entitled to a salary, compensation, and reward while performing that function. This means that parliamentarians are entitled to additional remuneration for their work in the Collegium of the President of the Parliament, as well as parliamentary committees. The Rules of Procedure also allow for the possibility of rewarding members of parliament for special contributions.
The Decision on Remuneration for Participation in the Work of the Collegium and Working Bodies of the Parliament was in force until the end of March 2016. According to that decision, the President of the Parliament received 375 euros for his work in the Collegium, and members, deputy presidents of parliament and heads of parliamentary groups received 300 euros.
Chairmen of parliamentary committees were entitled to a compensation of 300 euros, and members to 150. If an MP was a member of two or more parliamentary bodies, he was entitled to a compensation of 225 euros.
Since December 2017, only the Decision on the Variable Part of the Salary for MPs has been in force, which, instead of fixed amounts, relies on average net salary.
That income, at least according to official data, is growing year after year.
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