Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of civil service staff that have been paid an annual salary of (a) less than and (b) more than £30,000 in each year since 2010.

The numbers of Civil Servants for each year from 2010-2018 earning below £30,000; and above £30,000 are:

Year Below 30K Above 30K

2010 403,700 117,850
2011 367,620 125,250
2012 339,370 118,090
2013 322,560 120,810
2014 304,280 129,210
2015 297,600 135,400
2016 277,710 139,910
2017 276,300 142,570
2018 273,380 154,890

Data on salary is missing for a small number of Civil Servants, who are not counted in these figures.