Proper wages for unhelpful official (9)

I believe the answer is:

jobsworth

'official' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for jobsworth that I've seen before include "Petty bureaucrat" , "Petty rules upholder" , "Official who upholds petty rules" , "A stickler for rules" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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