The Town Hall Rich List 2024, compiled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, is a comprehensive list of council employees in the UK in receipt of over £100,000 in total remuneration over a single financial year.
In Derbyshire, no fewer than 31 council officials received over £100,000 – taking into account their salaries, bonuses, compensation for loss of office, pensions and expenses or benefits in kind.
The highest-paid council employee across the county received £208,840, and Bolsover District Council was one of two local authorities across the UK that had no employees receiving over £100,000 in 2022-23.
The full breakdown of every official that received more than £100,000 in Derbyshire is below:
1. High earning council staff
Over 30 council staff across Derbyshire received more than £100,000 during 2022-23. Photo: Anne Shelley/Brian Eyre/Jason Chadwick
2. Chesterfield Borough Council
Chief Executive: £135,651Executive Director: £112,468 Photo: Brian Eyre
3. Derbyshire County Council
Managing Director: £192,779Executive Director of Place: £154,221Executive Director of Children’s Services: £151,873Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health: £130,136 (until March 12 2023)Undisclosed: £127,500Undisclosed: £117,500Executive Director of Corporate Services and Transformation: £114,422 (from July 4 2022)Director of Legal and Democratic Services: £114,118Undisclosed: £107,500Undisclosed: £102,500 Photo: Anne Shelley
