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