Echo Iraq Observatory: Salaries of the Three Presidencies Account for 11.5% of Total State Salaries

Echo Iraq Observatory reported that the salaries of Iraq’s three presidencies make up about 11.5% of the total salaries of state employees, describing them as high and unjustified. It explained that the combined salaries of these presidencies amounted to 6.46 trillion dinars out of a total of 56 trillion dinars as of November 2025. The Observatory considered this spending to come at the expense of public services and to reflect a distortion in spending priorities and fairness in resource distribution.