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The Kurdistan Region has 1.19 million salary recipients, costing 945.8 billion IQD monthly. Erbil and Duhok account for 61%, while Sulaymaniyah and Halabja represent 38%.
بڵاوکراوەتەوە لە : 7 تشرینی دووەم 2026
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1. Distribution of Salary Recipients and Payroll Expenditure Between the Two Administrations
According to data from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Finance, the distribution of government employees and other salary recipients, along with their monthly salary entitlements, is as follows:
Erbil and Duhok: 725,570 salary recipients, representing 61% of the total, with monthly salary entitlements amounting to 584.806 billion IQD, equivalent to 62% of total payroll expenditure.
Sulaymaniyah and Halabja: 452,074 recipients, accounting for 38% of the total, with monthly entitlements of 348.839 billion IQD, representing 37% of total payroll expenditure.
Other areas: 12,727 recipients, representing 1% of the total, with monthly entitlements of 12.272 billion IQD, accounting for 1% of total expenditure.
2. Salary Recipients and Monthly Payroll by Governorate
The breakdown across the Kurdistan Region’s governorates is as follows:
Erbil: 585,364 recipients (49%), with monthly payroll expenditure of 489.120 billion IQD.
Sulaymaniyah: 436,740 recipients (37%), with monthly payroll expenditure of 341.931 billion IQD.
Duhok: 140,206 recipients (12%), with monthly payroll expenditure of 95.586 billion IQD.
Halabja: 15,334 recipients (1%), with monthly payroll expenditure of 6.908 billion IQD.
Other areas: 12,747 recipients (1%), with monthly payroll expenditure of 12.272 billion IQD.
Overall totals:
Total salary recipients: 1,190,391.
Total monthly payroll expenditure: 945.817 billion IQD.
3. Erbil Governorate: Breakdown by Employment Category
The distribution of salary recipients and their monthly entitlements in Erbil is as follows:
Permanent government employees: 152,612 (26%), receiving 148.494 billion IQD monthly.
Peshmerga personnel: 109,587 (19%), receiving 86.404 billion IQD.
Retired Peshmerga personnel: 89,975 (15%), receiving 58.774 billion IQD.
Civilian retirees: 82,523 (14%), receiving 56.951 billion IQD.
Internal security personnel: 57,163 (10%), receiving 69.588 billion IQD.
Martyrs' families and Anfal victims: 28,626 (5%), receiving 13.483 billion IQD.
Asayish personnel: 27,287 (5%), receiving 46.262 billion IQD.
Social welfare beneficiaries: 26,367 (4%), receiving 3.837 billion IQD.
Contract employees: 11,224 (2%), receiving 5.327 billion IQD.
Total: 585,364 recipients, with monthly payroll expenditure of 489.120 billion IQD.
4. Sulaymaniyah Governorate: Breakdown by Employment Category
The distribution in Sulaymaniyah is as follows:
Permanent government employees: 151,554 (35%), receiving 147.7889 billion IQD monthly.
Civilian retirees: 76,366 (17%), receiving 47.331 billion IQD.
Retired Peshmerga personnel: 49,040 (11%), receiving 37.283 billion IQD.
Peshmerga personnel: 42,595 (10%), receiving 36.607 billion IQD.
Martyrs' families and Anfal victims: 42,029 (10%), receiving 17.113 billion IQD.
Social welfare beneficiaries: 26,907 (6%), receiving 3.884 billion IQD.
Internal security personnel: 22,465 (5%), receiving 26.714 billion IQD.
Asayish personnel: 15,609 (4%), receiving 20.801 billion IQD.
Contract employees: 10,175 (2%), receiving 4.410 billion IQD.
Total: 436,740 recipients, with monthly payroll expenditure of 341.9319 billion IQD.
5. Duhok Governorate: Breakdown by Employment Category
The distribution in Duhok is as follows:
Permanent government employees: 70,893 (51%), receiving 65.377 billion IQD monthly.
Civilian retirees: 32,801 (23%), receiving 18.075 billion IQD.
Social welfare beneficiaries: 15,406 (11%), receiving 2.257 billion IQD.
Martyrs' families and Anfal victims: 12,569 (9%), receiving 6.170 billion IQD.
Contract employees: 8,537 (6%), receiving 3.707 billion IQD.
Total: 140,206 recipients, with monthly payroll expenditure of 95.586 billion IQD.
Note: Retired Peshmerga personnel and some members of the Peshmerga, internal security, and Asayish forces are included in Erbil Governorate's payroll records.
6. Halabja Governorate: Breakdown by Employment Category
The distribution in Halabja is as follows:
Civilian retirees: 9,647 (63%), receiving 4.415 billion IQD monthly.
Permanent government employees: 3,100 (20%), receiving 2.040 billion IQD.
Social welfare beneficiaries: 2,265 (15%), receiving 314 million IQD.
Contract employees: 322 (2%), receiving 139 million IQD.
Total: 15,334 recipients, with monthly payroll expenditure of 6.908 billion IQD.
Note: Peshmerga personnel, retired Peshmerga personnel, internal security and Asayish forces, martyrs' families, and Anfal victims are included in Sulaymaniyah Governorate's payroll records.
Overall Assessment
The figures indicate a significant difference in the distribution of salary recipients and public payroll expenditure between the two administrative areas of the Kurdistan Region.
Erbil and Duhok account for approximately 61% of all salary recipients and 62% of total monthly payroll expenditure. Meanwhile, Sulaymaniyah and Halabja represent approximately 38% of recipients and 37% of the overall payroll.
The data provide an overview of the distribution of public-sector salaries under the existing two-administration structure. However, differences in the allocation of certain security, military, and retirement categories between governorates should be considered when interpreting these figures.
