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Salaries of £50,000 or more

We list the annual salaries of all staff that earn over £50,000.

Salary information is shown in £5,000 bands. The list:

  • includes salaries of staff earning over £50,000 per year as at 1 April 2024
  • does not include consultants – their costs are published as payments to suppliers

No bonuses or 'benefits in kind' were received by staff whose job titles are listed.

The information in the tables below can be downloaded as a document that also includes the role responsibilities for each post.

This publication covers the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Our next report on salaries of £50,000 or more will include salaries as at 1 April 2025, and be published no later than 30 April 2026.

Our organisation chart shows the senior management structure for the top 3 levels of the council.

Job Title Service Area  Pay Range Lower End Pay Range Upper End
Chief Executive and Managing Director Commissioner Chief Executive Office £240,001 £245,000
Executive Director of Children's Services Childrens Services £155,001 £160,000
Executive Corporate Director Corporate Services £155,001 £160,000
Executive Director of Adults and Health Adults and Health £145,001 £150,000
Chief Financial Officer Finance £135,001 £140,000
Executive Director Place Place £135,001 £140,000
Director Public Health Adults and Health £125,001 £130,000
Chief Officer Housing, Economic Development and Skills, Regeneration Place £115,001 £120,000
Partnership Director Adults and Health £110,001 £115,000
Assistant Director of Adult Social Care and Community Development Adults and Health £110,001 £115,000
Assistant Director of Children's Social Care and Early Help Childrens Services £110,001 £115,000
Assistant Director of Education and Learning Childrens Services £110,001 £115,000
Assistant Chief Executive Chief Executive Office £105,001 £110,000
Chief Officer of Strategic Growth Partnerships and Special Projects Chief Executive Office £105,001 £110,000
Chief Planning Officer Place £105,001 £110,000
Assistant Director of Finance Finance £100,001 £105,000
Assistant Director of Financial Management and Procurement Finance £100,001 £105,000
Assistant Director of Highways and Strategic Transportation Place £100,001 £105,000
Assistant Director of Counter Fraud, Community Safety and Resilience Corporate Services £100,001 £105,000
Assistant Director of HR and Organisation Development Corporate Services £100,001 £105,000
Assistant Director and Consultant In Public Health Adults and Health £95,001 £100,000
Assistant Director and Consultant In Public Health Adults and Health £95,001 £100,000
Assistant Director of National Investigation Services Corporate Services £95,001 £100,000
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance Corporate Services £95,001 £95,001
Assistant Director of Communications and Engagement Chief Executive Office £90,001 £95,000
Assistant Director of Strategy Policy Performance and Partnerships Chief Executive Office £90,001 £95,000
Assistant Director of Property Place £90,001 £95,000
Chief Digital Officer Corporate Services £90,001 £95,000
Assistant Director of Customer Services Corporate Services £90,001 £95,000

Summary

Total Numbers of Thurrock Council employees receiving salaries over £50,000 in each £5,000 band as at 1st April 2024 is as follows:

Pay range lower end Pay range upper end Posts in Salary Band
240,001 245,000 1
155,001 160,000 2
145,001 150,000 1
125,001 130,000 1
115,001 120,000 1
110,001 115,000 3
105,001 110,000 2
100,001 105,000 5
90,001 95,000 2
80,001 85,000 30
75,001 80,000 10
70,001 75,000 27
65,001 70,000 35
60,001 65,000 10
55,001 60,000 124
50,001 55,000 171
Grand Total   425