Generous bonuses for “silence”. How much magistrates really earn: Some have superimposed bonuses for the same tasks

The intention of the government to increase the retirement age of the magistrates to 65 years and to reduce their monthly amount they would receive at the retirement aroused the dissatisfaction of the guild because the income would fall substantially, the more the wages are at the moment.

Some judges have bonuses of confidentiality assurance but also to keep it

For a better understanding of the magistrate status, which could justify (or not) the very high salaries that they receive must be specified what are the stages they go to the post: first they should obtain the bachelor's degree after studying 4 years in a law college, so that the national institute will enter the national institute The final exam, to obtain the magistrate diploma.

That is, 6 years of studies.

For comparison, doctors – who do not benefit from special pensions – need to finish a 6 -year medicine faculty, followed by the residency exam and the choice of a specialization. The residency can take between 3 and 6 years, depending on the specialization. That is, between 9 and 12 years of studies. After these 9 – 12 years of studies, a primary physician from an emergency hospital has a gross monthly income of almost 19,700 lei if he is even at the Emergency Reception Unit and 18,500 if he is employed at a clinical unit, while a specialist doctor has a gross monthly income of only 12,600 lei.

This is while, according to the official data analyzed by “Adevărul” – published on March 31, 2025 – the gross salary of a regular judge from a court is between 19,000 and 23,600 lei, to which are added many other bonuses, such as:

– increase for difficult working conditions, dangerous or harmful – 1500 lei;

– increase for risk and neuropsychic overload and increase for confidentiality – 5,580 lei

As such, the monthly gross salary of an ordinary court judge is 30,881 lei, respectively a net of almost 18,000 lei a month.

What salaries and bonuses do the JCCJ judges have

The official data consulted by the “Adevărul” show that the highest salaries are at the High Court of Cassation and Justice, as a naturally given that only the judges who promoted the INM and are at least 18 years old, in which the auditor period, ie the two years of ENG courses, enter.

According to the latest official information consulted by “Adevărul”, the president High Courts of Cassation and Justice (JCCJ) has a gross salary of almost 41,000 lei, to which are added the bonuses for working conditions, heavy, harmful or dangerous, increase for risk and neuropsychological overload and the increase for the value of 12.27 The allowance for the scientific title of doctor of 950 lei.

In total, just over 54,000 gross lei, ie a net of about 31,320 lei a month.

According to the official data published below, a judge at the JCCJ has a gross salary between 33,714 and 36,194 lei, plus the aforementioned bonuses between 10,114 lei and 10,858 lei, resulting in a monthly income between 43,828 gross lei (25,400 lei net) and 47,052 lei (27.290 lei net).

What revenues do the judges of the Courts of Appeal have

The revenues of the judges of the courts of appeal are lower than those of the supreme court, but also the age required for admission to the position is less, only 6 years old, compared to 18 years at the JCCJ.

Thus, the president of the Court of Appeal has a gross monthly salary of almost 30,000 lei, to which are added the bonuses for heavy conditions of 1,500 lei, the increase for neuropsychic overload and the increase for the confidential insurance of almost 6,000 lei, plus the increase for maintaining the confidentiality (which is different from the one to ensure the confidentiality), the table below. The result is a gross monthly income of 39,000 lei, ie a net income of 22,600 lei.

A court judge has a gross salary between 23,150 and 26,700 lei, plus the four mentioned increases between 6,946 lei – 8,026 lei, resulting in a gross salary of 30,096 lei – 34,726 lei, respectively a net income between 17,456 lei and 20,141 lei ..

What salaries and bonuses do court judges have

The latest official data on the allowances of the court judges, dated September 2024, shows that the Court president has a basic gross allowance of 26,753 lei, to which is added the increase for heavy working conditions, dangerous or injurious of 1,500 lei, the increase for risk and overload for neuropsychological lei, resulting in a gross of 34,779 lei, respectively a net income of 20,172 lei.

According to the table below, the gross salary of a court judge is between19,000 and 23,600 lei, to which are added many other bonuses of 7,080 lei, resulting in a gross between 26,080 lei and 30.68o lei, respectively a net between and 15,126 lei 17,794 lei.

What salaries and bonuses do prosecutors have

The latest official data regarding the allowances and bonuses of the prosecutors presented and in the table below, shows that the highest salaries are within the General Prosecutor's Office (the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice).

Thus, the Attorney General has a gross salary of 36,313 lei, to which are added the risk increases and neuropsychic overload of 7,578 lei, the one of confidentiality of 1,816 lei and that of heavy working conditions, injurious or dangerous of 1,500 lei, resulting in a monthly gross income of 45,707 lei, respectively 26.510.

A prosecutor of the PÎCCJ section has a gross salary of at least 27,121 lei and maximum 33,833 lei, to which are added the bonuses in the total amount of min. 8.136 and max. 9,914 lei, resulting in a gross monthly income between 35,257 lei and 43,747 lei.

In this case, the monthly net income is min. 20,449 lei and max. 25,373 lei.

The Attorney General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Court of Appeal (PCA) has the allowance for MI. 23,968 lei and max. 29,898 lei, plus bonuses of min. 7.190 lei and max. 8,970 lei, resulting in a gross monthly income of min. 31,158 lei and max. 38,868 lei, respectively a net minimum of 18,071 lei and a maximum of 22,543 lei.

A prosecutor with a rank of PCA has a gross salary of classification between 21,445 lei and 26,753 lei, plus minimum increases of 6,434 lei and maximum of 8,026, resulting in a gross income between 27,879 lei and 34,779 lei. The monthly net in this case is between 16,170 lei and 20,172 lei.

The first prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the courts has the same income as a prosecutor with rank in the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Court of Appeal, respectively a gross income between 27,879 lei and 34,779 lei., That is a monthly net income between 16,170 lei and 20,172 lei.

The lowest salaries in the prosecutors' guild are those of the trainees starting from 9,873 gross lei, up to 10,894 gross lei, to which are added the bonuses of min. 2.962 and max. 3,268 lei, resulting in a gross monthly income between 12,835 lei and 14,162 lei, respectively a net between 7,444 lei and 8,213 lei.

We mention that, at the level of March 2025, when the pay grids of the magistrates were published, the austerity measures that provide for the reduction of the bonuses for heavy, harmful or dangerous working conditions to 300 lei, from 1,500 lei were not entered into force.

However, the calculations made by the “truth” are relevant in relation to the retirement rights of the magistrates and the changes that will be made by the reform of the special pensions.