Another three gaming ops announce salary increments

MGM, Melco, and SJM joined the previous announcements of Sands and Galaxy announcing their salary increments for their workers.

As expected, the three local gaming operators followed their counterparties’ previous announcements and increased the salaries of their eligible staff members by 2.5%.

Those earning wages less than MOP16,000 will receive a standard salary increment of MOP600.

MGM announced that salary increments will take effect on March 24, 2025, for MGM and April 1, 2025, for SJM. The measure at Melco took effect on the same date.

Galaxy and Sands have previously presented salary increments under the same rules. The only difference is that Sands’s increments take effect on March 1, 2025, one month before the other four concessionaires.

For now, Wynn is the only gaming concessionaire that has not announced salary increments for this year, although this is also expected to happen soon.

The six gaming companies, which are among Macau’s largest employers, and the government recently announced that they will distribute a pecuniary bonus equivalent to one month’s salary to their workers.

Despite many calls from lawmakers and others in civil society, the new government led by Sam Hou Fai has not yet revealed its intention to increase the salary of civil servants this year.

When questioned about the matter, the previous Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, noted that Sam’s government should evaluate and address it during his first Policy Address, expected to occur in March or April this year.