Revilla Rejects Salary Increase and Questions New Pay Scale

Luis Revilla says he has not raised his salary, even though La Paz’s departmental assembly approved a new pay scale that would increase the governor’s remuneration by about 21 percent.

The governor said his pay will remain 15,000 bolivianos a month, or 12,800 after deductions, the same amount he received when he took office. He said the new scale’s implementation will be assessed in light of the department’s economic situation.

The increase forms part of the proposed 2027 Annual Operating Plan, rather than an immediate adjustment, Revilla said. The plan would raise the governor’s salary from 15,301 to 18,500 bolivianos. Departmental legislators’ salaries would rise from 14,869 to 18,000, an increase of roughly 21 percent.

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I did not raise my salary. At the end of the month it will be the same as when I took over the governor’s office: 15,000 bolivianos, 12,800 after deductions, and it will remain that way in the coming months.

The proposal also covers other employees of the departmental government. Its 2027 staffing plan would introduce a new scale for officials and increase the salary budget from 54.6 million to 67.7 million bolivianos.

Revilla said the department had lost leadership because it had never consolidated top-level technical teams. He argued that the pay scale should be structured by rank so the government can attract experienced, high-quality professionals. Assembly President Rufo Calle defended the increase, saying, “We work more, contribute to the department of La Paz, and the department will receive more benefits.”

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We work more, contribute to the department of La Paz, and the department will receive more benefits.