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Exeter: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Exeter reports total remuneration of £171,446 for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), 0 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £480,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £171,446Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 0Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £480,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £7,296Basic allowance per councillor, 2026-27
Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £171,446 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. Excluding pension contributions: £143,498. That is down 1.3% on 2024-25 (£173,771). The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £178,074.
From the accounts: 2025-26: salary, fees & allowances 142,591; expenses 907; total remuneration 143,498; employer's pension 27,948; total 171,446. 2024-25: 144,963; 395; 145,358; 28,413; 173,771. Footnote: additional £10,473 allowances and £347 employer's pension (2024-25: £11,302 and £1,524) receivable for Returning Officer duties, not included in the totals.
PDF page 87 (printed page 85), Note 32
Employees paid £50,000 or more
49 employees in 2025-26, up 19.5% on 2024-25 (41). 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 | 22 | 14 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 10 | 8 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 2 | 3 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 1 | 2 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 1 | 9 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 12 | 0 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 0 | 0 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£100,000 to £104,999Details for £100,000 to £104,999 | 0 | 0 |
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£105,000 to £109,999Details for £105,000 to £109,999 | 0 | 0 |
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£110,000 to £114,999Details for £110,000 to £114,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£115,000 to £119,999Details for £115,000 to £119,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£120,000 to £134,999Details for £120,000 to £134,999 | 0 | 0 |
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Excludes schools staff. Senior officers listed separately are not in these counts. From the accounts: 'The authority's other employees receiving more than £50,000 remuneration in the year (excluding employer's normal pension contributions)', following the senior management table. No total row is printed. Dashes recorded as 0. Exeter is a district council and does not employ school staff (includesSchools recorded false on that basis, not from the note).
Source: Exeter, Statement of accounts 2025-26 - UNAUDITED (draft), PDF page 88 (printed page 86), Note 32. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£480,000 in 2025-26, up 10.9% on 2024-25 (£433,000), or £3.48 per resident. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £3.38 per resident.
The basic allowance for each councillor is £7,296 a year (2026-27).
From the accounts: "Salaries 37 (2024-25 16); Allowances 442 (417); Expenses 1 (-); Total 480 (433) £'000" (PDF page 89 (printed page 87), Note 35)
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Exeter 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.
- Basic rate from the council's Members Allowances page ('Current Scheme for 2026 – 2027 ... took effect from 1 April 2026'): 'Basic Allowance payable to all members per annum is £7,296.' No annual allowances-paid total publication was found on the council's allowances pages in the time available.