Median salary of permanent secretaries and directors general, 2014–24 (2024 prices)

An Institute for Government line chart showing a substantial decrease in the real-terms salary of permanent secretaries and directors general. For example, in 2024 prices permanent secretaries earnt £216,720 in 2014, and £176,000 in 2024.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of Senior Salaries Review Body reports, 2014–24.Notes: In cases where salaries were given as a range, the mid-point was taken.Get the dataEmbed Download image