Halldóra Þorvalsdóttir topped local government incomes

Halldóra F. Þorvaldsdóttir, former chair of the Reykjanesbær town council and a Progressive Party representative in the previous governing coalition, had the highest income among Icelandic local government officials last year, according to figures published by mbl.is from Frjáls verslun’s income report.

She earned just over 3.6 million Icelandic krónur per month. Kristinn Jónasson, mayor of Snæfellsbær, ranked second with monthly income of 3.469 million krónur, followed by Halla Björk Reynisdóttir, president of the Akureyri town council, with nearly 3.2 million krónur per month.

Only one Reykjavík representative in the top 20

Einar Þorsteinsson, a Progressive Party representative on Reykjavík City Council, was the highest-paid local government official from Reykjavík. He had monthly income of 2.945 million krónur and was the only person from Reykjavík among the 20 highest earners.

However, the report did not publish the income of Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, who took over as mayor of Reykjavík during the previous term.

The 20 highest-paid local government officials

Halldóra F. Þorvaldsdóttir, chair of the Reykjanesbær town council: 3.623 million krónur.

Kristinn Jónasson, mayor of Snæfellsbær: 3.469 million krónur.

Halla Björk Reynisdóttir, president of the Akureyri town council: 3.174 million krónur.

Valdimar Víðisson, mayor of Hafnarfjörður: 3.144 million krónur.

Jakob Björgvin S. Jakobsson, mayor of Stykkishólmur: 3.143 million krónur.

Ásdís Kristjánsdóttir, mayor of Kópavogur: 3.132 million krónur.

Einar Þorsteinsson, Reykjavík City Council representative: 2.945 million krónur.

Almar Guðmundsson, mayor of Garðabær: 2.912 million krónur.

Ásthildur Sturludóttir, mayor of Akureyri: 2.888 million krónur.

Gunnar Einarsson, former mayor of Garðabær: 2.837 million krónur.

Kjartan Már Kjartansson, mayor of Reykjanesbær: 2.803 million krónur.

Haraldur L. Haraldsson, former mayor of Hafnarfjörður: 2.776 million krónur.

Anton Kári Halldórsson, municipal manager of Rangárþing eystra: 2.745 million krónur.

Einar Jón Pálsson, president of the Suðurnesjabær town council: 2.688 million krónur.

Jón B. Hákonarson, president of the Fjarðabyggð town council: 2.682 million krónur.

Sigríður Ingvarsdóttir, former mayor of Fjallabyggð: 2.663 million krónur.

Haraldur Benediktsson, mayor of Akranes: 2.663 million krónur.

Fannar Jónasson, mayor of Grindavík: 2.521 million krónur.

Þórir Þormar Hákonarson, mayor of Fjallabyggð: 2.471 million krónur.

Íris Róbertsdóttir, mayor of Vestmannaeyjar: 2.462 million krónur.