Staff pay

Senior staff salaries

For full details of the salaries of all our senior staff earning over £50,000:

As of 31 March 2023, there:

  • are 8 members of staff whose remuneration is between £50,000 and £55,000.
  • are 12 members of whose remuneration is between £55,000 and £60,000.
  • are 8 members of staff whose remuneration is between £60,000 and £65,000.
  • is 1 member of staff whose remuneration is between £65,000 and £70,000.
  • are 2 members of staff whose remuneration is between £70,000 and £75,000.
  • are 7 members of staff whose remuneration is between £75,000 and £80,000.
  • is 1 member of staff whose remuneration is between £85,000 and £90,000.
  • is 1 member of staff whose remuneration is between £95,000 and £100,000.
  • is 1 member of staff whose remuneration is between £100,000 and £105,000.
  • is 1 member of staff (Chief Executive - Head of Paid Service with effect from 16-12-2022) whose remuneration is between £105,000 and £110,000.
  • was 1 member of staff (Chief Executive – Head of Paid Service- leaver on 26/07/2022) whose remuneration was between £105,000 and £110,000.
  • is 1 member of staff whose remuneration is between £110,000 and £115,000.

Salary scales

For details on our grading and salary scales:

Pay policy statements

Pay multiple

The pay multiple is the ratio between the highest paid salary and the average and lowest salaries in the council.

The ratio of the Chief Executive's salary to the council’s median full time equivalent salary (£28,315) is 4.68:1

The ratio of the Chief Executive's salary to the lowest full time equivalent salary (£17,423) is 7.61:1 

Gender pay gap report

Trade union facility time

This report shows how many trade union representatives we have and includes the estimated cost as a percentage of the total pay bill.

This information is free to reuse under the Open Government Licence.