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Cambridge: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Cambridge reports total remuneration of £177,055 for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), 0 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £615,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £177,055Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 0Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £615,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £8,069Basic allowance per councillor, 2026-27
Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £177,055 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. Excluding pension contributions: £150,557. That is up 7.2% on 2024-25 (£165,155). The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £175,269.
From the accounts: Robert Pollock, Chief Executive. 2025/26: salary, fees, allowances 150,557; pension 26,498; total 177,055. 2024/25: 140,438; 24,717; termination 0; total 165,155. totalExclPension is the printed 'Salary, fees, allowances' column.
PDF page 51, Note 26
Employees paid £50,000 or more
127 employees in 2025-26, up 17.6% on 2024-25 (108). 0 were paid £100,000 or more, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is 1.4 per 100,000.
| Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
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£50,000 to £54,999Details for £50,000 to £54,999 | 57 | 52 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 36 | 32 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 20 | 9 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 0 | 3 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 5 | 5 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 3 | 2 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 2 | 2 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 3 | 3 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 1 | 0 |
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Excludes schools staff. Senior officers listed separately are not in these counts. From the accounts: 'The Council's other employees (excluding the senior employees disclosed separately above) receiving more than £50,000 remuneration for the year (excluding employer pension contributions)'. No band at or above £95,000 is printed and no total row. Cambridge is a district council and does not employ school staff (includesSchools recorded false on that basis, not from the note).
Source: Cambridge, Cambridge City Council Unaudited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 (draft), PDF page 51, Note 26. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£615,000 in 2025-26, up 15.2% on 2024-25 (£534,000), or £4.10 per resident. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £3.24 per resident.
| Paid as | Total |
|---|---|
| Basic allowances | £323,093 |
| Special responsibility allowances | £292,430 |
| Expenses | £150 |
| All | £615,674 |
The basic allowance for each councillor is £8,069 a year (2026-27).
From the accounts: "The total of members' allowances and expenses paid in the year was £615,000 (2024/25: £534,000)." (PDF page 51, Note 25)
Published allowances: Councillor allowances received 2025/26 (notice under the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, April 2025 – March 2026).
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Cambridge printed it, in accounts that have not yet been audited. Counts in the £100,000 figure are our sum of the council's bands.
- Comparisons are with the other district councils read so far; no national figure is published for England.
- Published notice Grand Total row: Basic Allowances 323,093.44; SRA 292,430.23; Transport/Subsistence 150.40; Grand Total 615,674.07. Basic rate from 'Members' Allowances Scheme, May 2026 – March 2027': 'Each Councillor will receive an annual allowance of £8069.'