# City of Edinburgh: senior pay and councillor allowances url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/city-of-edinburgh/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # City of Edinburgh: senior pay and councillor allowances Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, City of Edinburgh reports total remuneration of **£213,914** for its chief executive (excluding employer pension contributions), **56** employees paid £100,000 or more, and **£2,048,048** paid in members' allowances. ## Key figures - £213,914Chief Executive, 2025-26 - 56Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26 - £2,048,048Members' allowances, 2025-26 - £25,982Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26 ## Chief Executive Total remuneration of **£213,914** in 2025-26, excluding employer pension contributions. That is up 8.2% on 2024-25 (£197,711). The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is £201,192. From the accounts: P. Lawrence, Chief Executive. 2025/26: salary, fees and allowances 213,014; non-cash expenses/benefits-in-kind 900; total remuneration 213,914 (2024/25 197,711). Excludes returning officer fees (£234 approved for 2025/26). In-year pension contributions shown separately: 37,490 (year to 31.03.2026) and 34,479 (year to 31.03.2025). A total including pension is not printed. PDF pages 136 and 140 (printed pages 135 and 139) ## Employees paid £50,000 or more 3,244 employees in 2025-26, up 14.8% on 2024-25 (2,827). 56 were paid £100,000 or more, 10.5 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is 9.8 per 100,000. Search | Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | | --- | --- | --- | | £50,000 to £54,999Details | 1,735 | 1,509 | | 2024-251,509 | | | | £55,000 to £59,999Details | 412 | 298 | | 2024-25298 | | | | £60,000 to £64,999Details | 303 | 413 | | 2024-25413 | | | | £65,000 to £69,999Details | 275 | 186 | | 2024-25186 | | | | £70,000 to £74,999Details | 163 | 170 | | 2024-25170 | | | | £75,000 to £79,999Details | 150 | 82 | | 2024-2582 | | | | £80,000 to £84,999Details | 79 | 65 | | 2024-2565 | | | | £85,000 to £89,999Details | 29 | 31 | | 2024-2531 | | | | £90,000 to £94,999Details | 29 | 20 | | 2024-2520 | | | | £95,000 to £99,999Details | 13 | 28 | | 2024-2528 | | | | £100,000 to £104,999Details | 28 | 4 | | 2024-254 | | | | £105,000 to £109,999Details | 7 | 6 | | 2024-256 | | | | £110,000 to £114,999Details | 3 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £115,000 to £119,999Details | 1 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £120,000 to £124,999Details | 1 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £125,000 to £129,999Details | 2 | 3 | | 2024-253 | | | | £130,000 to £134,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £135,000 to £139,999Details | 2 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £140,000 to £144,999Details | 2 | 3 | | 2024-253 | | | | £145,000 to £149,999Details | 5 | 3 | | 2024-253 | | | | £150,000 to £164,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £165,000 to £169,999Details | 1 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £170,000 to £174,999Details | 0 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £175,000 to £189,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £190,000 to £194,999Details | 3 | 2 | | 2024-252 | | | | £195,000 to £199,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £200,000 to £204,999Details | 0 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £205,000 to £209,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £210,000 to £214,999Details | 1 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £215,000 to £219,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | Includes senior officers. From the accounts: 'The total number of Council employees receiving more than £50,000 remuneration for the year (including early retirement / voluntary release costs)'. Note 1: 'The total number of Council employees in the table above includes the Council's Senior Officers'. Totals 3,244 (2025/26) and 2,827 (2024/25). The note does not say whether teachers are included. Source: City of Edinburgh, [Unaudited annual accounts 2025-26 – The City of Edinburgh Council](https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/40188/unaudited-annual-accounts-2025-26-the-city-of-edinburgh-council) (draft), PDF page 137 (printed page 136), Remuneration report. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24. ## Councillors' allowances £2,048,048 in 2025-26, up 15.9% on 2024-25 (£1,766,456), or £3.85 per resident. The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is £5.58 per resident. The basic allowance for each councillor is £25,982 a year (2025-26). It is set nationally: £25,982 for 2025-26. From the accounts: "Salaries 2,017,640 (2024/25 1,730,980); Expenses claimed by councillors 0 (325); paid directly by the Council 30,408 (35,151); Total 2,048,048 (1,766,456)" (PDF page 135 (printed page 134), Remuneration report 'Members' Salaries and Expenses') Published allowances: . ## What this data does and doesn't show - Every figure is as City of Edinburgh 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 Scottish councils read so far; no national figure is published for England. - Scottish councillors are paid salaries under national regulations; there is no separate local basic allowance/SRA split. Basic rate is the national councillor remuneration for 2025-26 (SSI 2025/8). The accounts note the overall pay award for Senior Councillors in 2025/26 was 11.6%. The council's separate annual councillors' salaries and expenses publication was not located in the time available. ## Related pages - [Back to Council senior pay and councillor allowances](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.