Tables Published Today
The finance ministry, working with the ministries of health, education, and higher education, on 23 May 2026 published salary tables setting out the increases due to staff under Decree 68 of 2026. The tables specify rates by job title and legal status for personnel across the three sectors.
The figures form the operational follow-up to executive instructions issued on 21 May by Finance Minister Mohammad Yaser Barnieh, which laid out how the decree applies across eight central institutions.
Who the Decree Covers
Decree 68 covers the ministries of health, higher education and scientific research, education, and religious endowments, alongside the Central Bank of Syria, the Central Authority for Oversight and Inspection, the Central Body for Financial Oversight, and the Atomic Energy Commission. All entities affiliated with these bodies fall under the same framework.
Rural Service Premiums
Staff posted in remote areas receive an additional 15 percent on top of the new pay scale, while those in semi-remote areas receive 10 percent, drawn from the official classification of districts.
Eligibility for each tier is fixed by the worker’s listed title and legal status. The ministries urged staff to rely only on official tables and channels and to refer questions to personnel or accounting offices if an increase fails to appear in their pay.
Payment Around Eid al-Adha
The basic salary will be paid on its scheduled date before the Eid al-Adha holiday, with the new increases and any back-due differences disbursed immediately after the break. Officials attributed the two-step approach to the volume of the education ministry’s payroll, where final lists are still being audited.
Wider Policy Frame
The joint statements linked the health-sector raises to the longer-term goal of reaching universal health coverage in Syria by 2030, presenting the increases as a measure to support medical cadres, stabilize their working and living conditions, and pull experienced personnel into the government health system.
The finance ministry described the higher education tables as completing the executive regulations for that sector, alongside the rules now formalized for health and pre-university education.