The Difference Between Part-Time and Full-Time PPPK Salaries and Allowances

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — Government employees appointed under work agreements (PPPK) have two employment status arrangements: part-time and full-time.

Both have the status of state civil apparatus (ASN), but differ in their pay systems and the provision of allowances.

The most fundamental difference lies in how pay is determined. Full-time PPPK employees have a basic salary structure based on rank and length of service, whereas part-time PPPK workers’ pay is based on the income they received when they were still non-ASN employees or on the applicable regional minimum wage.

These provisions are set out in Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Decree No. 16 of 2025 on Part-Time Government Employees under Work Agreements.

As a result, there is no single national salary figure that applies uniformly to all part-time PPPK employees.

Meanwhile, the basic salaries of full-time PPPK employees are governed by Presidential Regulation No. 11 of 2024. Under the regulation, basic pay ranges from Rp1,938,500 to Rp7,329,000 a month, depending on rank and length of service.

Rank I salaries range from Rp1.93 million to Rp2.9 million. The highest rank, XVII, receives basic pay of Rp4.46 million to Rp7.32 million a month.

This means that full-time PPPK salaries depend not only on employment status, but also on the employee’s rank and length of service.

To give an indication of the minimum-wage levels that serve as one reference for part-time PPPK pay, here is a list of the 2026 provincial minimum wages (UMP) across Indonesia’s 38 provinces.

The amounts vary from one region to another, illustrating the range of minimum-wage benchmarks applicable to employees across the country.

What about allowances?

Differences are also evident in the allowance components. Full-time PPPK employees are entitled to allowances under the rules applicable to government employees, including family, food, structural-position and functional-position allowances, subject to the relevant requirements.

For example, the spouse allowance is set at 10% of basic salary. The child allowance is 2% of basic salary for each child, for a maximum of two eligible children.

Family allowance amounts therefore depend on each employee’s basic salary. The higher the basic salary, the greater the allowance.

By contrast, the rules for part-time PPPK employees do not set out allowance components and amounts nationally in the same detail as the full-time salary scheme.

Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Decree No. 16 of 2025 states that part-time PPPK employees receive pay and other facilities in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations. However, it does not specify a percentage or a particular family allowance amount for all part-time PPPK employees.

As a result, part-time PPPK employees’ total income may differ between regions and institutions, depending on the applicable pay and benefits arrangements.

The difference between part-time and full-time PPPK employment is not merely the number of hours worked. The two arrangements also have different income mechanisms: full-time PPPK employees are paid according to a rank-based salary structure, while part-time employees’ pay depends more on their previous earnings and the regional minimum wage.