Pay and pension policy statements and pay multiples

The Localism Act 2011, together with the Local Government Transparency Code (2014) requires local authorities to produce Pay Policy Statements.

The Pay Policy Statement covers the period April to March and is updated annually. It sets out the council’s pay policies for the financial year relating to:

• remuneration of chief officers
• remuneration of the lowest paid employees
• relationship between the remuneration of the chief officers and employees who are not chief officers

Pay Multiples are also included in this section as a way of illustrating our approach to pay dispersion.

In many cases the pay arrangements are the same for all employees.

• Pay Policy Statement 2025
• Executive Reward Bands (2025)
• Senior salaries (2025)
• Salary scales (Green Book)
• Pension policy statement

Gloucestershire County Council's pay multiples

In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code (2014) and the Localism Act (2011), the following table shows the highest and median salary within the council and the associated pay multiple.

The data is applicable as at April 2025.

Notes:

• The current pay levels define the multiple between the lowest paid employee (full time equivalent) and the Chief Executive (full time equivalent).
• GCC definition of ‘lowest paid’, are employees on Grade 1 salary scale point 2 who currently receive £23,656 per annum or on a pro-rata basis if they work for less than 37 hours per week.  This definition does not include those working as apprentices who are paid in compliance with the National Minimum Wage guidelines.