One MP is predicting that the increase in her pay packet will not go down well with the average New Zealander.

Members with no extra duties receive a four percent increase, taking their annual salary to $118,000. The Prime Minister sees her income rise nearly 10 percent to $347,000.

Cabinet Ministers, the Speaker and the Opposition Leader get a $14,000 hike.

Green MP Sue Bradford says politicians have no say in their salary levels, but she does not think the rises will go down well. She says people struggling to get food on the table, much less buy Christmas presents for the family, will be angry they earn so little while others earn so much.

Sue Bradford says the increases seem remarkable, particularly given the reluctance of most MPs to raise the minimum wage.

She says she would like to see more parity between the highest and lowest wage earners.