Top Public Sector Earners Revealed

On March 26, the government has released its first list in three years of top public sector

earners, showing more than 550 workers, pulling in over 174,000 pounds annually.

This covers Whitehall Departments and Quangoes, with the threshold bumped up 25,000 pounds

to match Prime Minister, Keir Starmer's total.

Pay package, including his MP salary.

Earlier this week, the cabinet office published the details, highlighting HS2 Chief Executive

Mark Wilde at the top, with between 6,760, 1,665,000 pounds, as of last September.

Network rails Andrew Haynes came next at 5.85,000 to 5.090,000 pounds, soon to be replaced

by Jeremy.

West Lake on around 5.50,000 pounds.

Critics like the taxpayer's alliance are calling for major civil service reforms, arguing

that bloated ranks of high-paid executives mask failing.

Businesses for everyday households.

They say taxpayers deserve better value amid ongoing bureaucracy woes.

The previous list from September 2023 captured 664 people above the old 150,000 pound mark.

But this tighter threshold reflects new treasury pay controls that require top level sign-off.

Officials note these roles make up just 0.1% of public sector jobs.

To keep drawing top talent against private sector competition, the government insists

these salaries deliver real taxpayer value, and there, committed to ongoing transparency

as scrutiny continues.