Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers

Appendix A - Pay Table and Full Policy

The levels and elements of remuneration for each Chief Officer at the reporting date of 31 March 2022 are as follows. Roles marked with a star (*) are employed by West Devon Borough Council.

Post Salary per annum Comments
Chief Executive £125,150 None
Director of Customer Service and Delivery* £87,592 Includes a special responsibility allowance of £8135 pa for carrying out the duties of Deputy Chief Executive.
Director of Place and Enterprise* £79,457 None
Director of Governance and Assurance £79,457 None
Director of Strategic Finance and Section 151 Officer* £79,457 None
Monitoring Officer* £58,869 Including a Responsibility Allowance of 20%

Please note: All chief officers operate under a shared service agreement with West Devon Borough Council and all salary and associated costs are shared on an agreed basis between the two councils.

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) consists of the Chief Executive and the four Directors, but excludes the Monitoring Officer.

The lowest paid employee is a Corporate Business Support Officer, paid in accordance with spinal column point 6 of the National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay spine, currently £20,043 per annum.

The annual median salary of all employees £25,927 per annum.

The Chief Executive's salary is a pay multiple of 4.83 times the median earnings.

The Chief Executive's salary is a pay multiple of 6.24 times the lowest paid employee.


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