Tasmania's politicians have voted to accept a $30,000 pay rise despite the premier saying it fails to meet community expectations.

The 22 per cent increase approved by the state's upper house on Thursday takes the base rate of MPs from $140,185 to $171,527, which is still the lowest in the country.

Tasmania's Industrial Commission made the determination that politicians' pay, which has been frozen since 2018, should go up.

Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff, who was re-elected in minority in July, pledged to move a motion in parliament to ensure the pay rise did not go ahead.

It was unsuccessful in the upper house, however, with independents and Labor voting for the pay rise to proceed.

Mr Rockliff said he would not be accepting the boost, and it is understood individual MPs can knock it

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