Department for Education: Pay

(asked on 30th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.


Answered by
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Will Quince
This question was answered on 27th July 2022

The department’s wage ratio, based on gross basic salary only, on 1 April each year (the date when any pay award is implemented) is as follows:

  • 2020 – 8.0 : 1
  • 2021 – 7.6 : 1
  • 2022 – 7.4 : 1
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