Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06m The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years....
Britain’s largest listed companies paid their top executives record sums last year, widening the earnings gap between bosses and workers to its highest level in eight years, according to the High Pay Centre.
The think tank said in its final report that the median total remuneration for a FTSE 100 chief executive reached £5.06 million in the latest financial year. That was up 8.6% from £4.66 million the year before and marked the highest level recorded by the group.
The figures show that senior pay continued to rise even as the gap between chief executives and average employees grew further. Based on the data highlighted by the High Pay Centre, FTSE 100 bosses now earn about 130 times the salary of the average worker.
The report adds to ongoing scrutiny of executive pay in the UK, where remuneration packages at major listed companies have remained a frequent source of debate among investors, workers and campaign groups. The latest numbers suggest that high-end pay has kept climbing at a faster pace than ordinary earnings, deepening concerns about inequality in corporate Britain.
The High Pay Centre’s findings were released as part of its final report on executive pay. The information in this article is based on a monitored public feed and attributed to The Guardian Business.
Source: The Guardian Business - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/20/uk-bosses-130-times-high-pay-worker-gap-widens
