Salary Increases Announced for Egypt's Public University Faculty

Salary increases have been approved for all faculty members at Egypt's public universities, with details scheduled to be announced on November 16th, 2026. The decision follows a meeting between Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdelaziz Konsowa.

According to a cabinet statement issued on November 11th, the ministers reviewed proposals to improve academic staff incomes and agreed on salary increases covering faculty members across the public university system. The government has not yet disclosed the amounts or total financial cost of the measures.

The increases will be detailed during a joint press conference attended by the finance and higher education ministers on November 16th. They will come in addition to financial incentives approved earlier this month, which increased monthly quality allowances for professors, lecturers, teaching assistants and other academic staff.

Under the earlier measures, monthly quality allowances were raised to EGP 1,500 for professors, EGP 1,250 for associate professors, EGP 1,000 for lecturers, EGP 750 for assistant lecturers and EGP 500 for teaching assistants.

The latest decision follows instructions issued by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during Egypt Forum 2026 to improve the incomes of university teaching staff and their assistants.