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Salaries of £50,000 or more: 2025/26

We list the annual salaries of all staff that earn over £50,000.

Salary information is shown in £5,000 bands. The list:

  • includes salaries of staff earning over £50,000 per year as at 1 April 2025
  • does not include secondments , interims or consultants – their costs are published as payments to suppliers

No bonuses or 'benefits in kind' were received by staff whose job titles are listed.

The information in the tables below can be downloaded as a document that also includes the role responsibilities for each post. 

This publication covers the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Our next report on salaries of £50,000 or more will include salaries as at 1 April 2026, and be published no later than 30 April 2027.

The links below show our organisation charts for the senior management structure for the top 3 levels of the council.

Senior Structure Chart 2025-26 (PDF 160.79KB)

Senior Management Table 

 

Pay band

Permanent/Temporary

Salary Range

 

 

 

From

To

Chief Executive / MDC

SM5

Temporary

£240,001

£245,000

Assistant Chief Executive

SM4

Temporary

£165,001

£170,000

Chief Officer of Strategic Growth Partnerships and Special Projects

SM2

Permanent

£110,001

£115,000

Assistant Director of Communications and Engagement

SM1

Permanent

£100,001

£105,000

Assistant Director of Strategy Policy Performance and Partnerships

SM1

Temporary

£90,001

£95,000

Executive Director of Adults and Health

SM4

Permanent

£165,001

£170,000

Director Public Health

SM3

Temporary

£110,001

£115,000

Assistant Director and Consultant In Public Health

SM1

Permanent

£70,001

£75,000

Partnership Director

SM2

Permanent

£115,001

£120,000

Assistant Director of Adult Social Care and Community Development

SM2

Permanent

£110,001

£115,000

Executive Director of Children's Services

SM4

Permanent

£165,001

£170,000

Director of Children's Social Care and Early Help

SM3

Permanent

£110,001

£115,000

Director Children's Integration and Transformation

SM3

Vacant

£110,001

£115,000

Assistant Director of Education & Children’s Commissioning

SM2

Permanent

£100,001

£105,000

Chief Financial Officer

SM4

Permanent

£165,001

£170,000

Assistant Director of Strategic and Corporate Finance

SM1

Vacant

£90,001

£95,000

Assistant Director of Financial Management and Procurement

SM1

Permanent

£100,001

£105,000

Executive Director Place

SM4

Temporary

£160,001

£165,000

Chief Operations Lead - Place

SM3

Temporary

£110,001

£115,000

Assistant Director of Property

SM1

Vacant

£90,001

£95,000

Chief Officer Housing, Economic Development and Skills, Regeneration

SM3

Temporary

£110,001

£115,000

Chief Planning Officer

SM2

Permanent

£110,001

£115,000

Executive Director and Monitoring Officer- Corporate Services

SM4

Permanent

£160,001

£165,000

Assistant Director of National Investigation Services

SM2

Temporary

£100,001

£105,000

Assistant Director of Community Protection and Enforcement Services

SM1

Permanent

£100,001

£105,000

Assistant Director of Legal and Governance

SM2

Permanent

£110,001

£115,000

Chief Digital Officer

SM1

Permanent

£115,001

£120,000

Assistant Director of People Services

SM1

Permanent

£105,001

£110,000

Total Numbers of Thurrock Council employees receiving salaries over £50,000 in each £5,000 band as at 1st April 2025 is as follows:

Salary Bracket

Number of Employees in Salary Bracket *

£240.001 - £245,000

1

£165,001 - £170,000

3

£160,001 - £165,000

1

£115,001 - £120,000

2

£110,001 - £115,000

4

£105,001 - £110,000

1

£100,001 - £105,000

3

£95,001 - £100,000

1

£85,001 - £90,001

27

£80,001 - £85,000

12

£75,001 - £80,000

8

£70,001 - £75,000

44

£65,001 - £70,000

28

£60,001 - £65,000

78

£55,001 - £60,000

85

£50,001 - £55,000

141

Grand Total

439

* This table only includes permanent or fixed term employees but for transparency the current Chief Executive / Managing Director Commissioner has been included, who is a local government commissioner and independent office holder.

The link below contains the details of the 439 staff employed by the council earning over £50,000