# Glasgow City: senior pay and councillor allowances

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# Glasgow City: 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, Glasgow City reports total remuneration of **£220,321** for its chief executive (excluding employer pension contributions), **60** employees paid £100,000 or more, and **£2,679,000** paid in members' allowances.






## Key figures



- £220,321Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 60Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £2,679,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £25,982Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26








## Chief Executive



Total remuneration of **£220,321** in 2025-26, excluding employer pension contributions.

That is up 4.0% on 2024-25 (£211,862).
The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is £201,192.




From the accounts: Susanne Millar, Chief Executive. 2025/26: salary, fees and allowances 220,321; compensation 0; election duties 0; total remuneration 220,321 (2024/25 total 211,862). As is usual in Scottish remuneration reports, pension is shown separately: in-year pension contributions 14,321 for year to 31 March 2026 (13,320 for 2024/25). A total including pension is not printed.



PDF pages 141 and 146 (printed pages 139 and 144), Remuneration report 4.3 and 5.2





## Employees paid £50,000 or more



6,203 employees in 2025-26, up 62.4% on 2024-25 (3,820).
60 were paid £100,000 or more, 9.2 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is 10.2 per 100,000.



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| Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| £50,000 to £54,999Details | 3,462 | 1,440 |
| 2024-251,440 | | |
| £55,000 to £59,999Details | 739 | 769 |
| 2024-25769 | | |
| £60,000 to £64,999Details | 862 | 669 |
| 2024-25669 | | |
| £65,000 to £69,999Details | 390 | 273 |
| 2024-25273 | | |
| £70,000 to £74,999Details | 196 | 315 |
| 2024-25315 | | |
| £75,000 to £79,999Details | 308 | 158 |
| 2024-25158 | | |
| £80,000 to £84,999Details | 94 | 56 |
| 2024-2556 | | |
| £85,000 to £89,999Details | 27 | 13 |
| 2024-2513 | | |
| £90,000 to £94,999Details | 15 | 58 |
| 2024-2558 | | |
| £95,000 to £99,999Details | 50 | 17 |
| 2024-2517 | | |
| £100,000 to £104,999Details | 12 | 14 |
| 2024-2514 | | |
| £105,000 to £109,999Details | 16 | 11 |
| 2024-2511 | | |
| £110,000 to £114,999Details | 4 | 15 |
| 2024-2515 | | |
| £115,000 to £119,999Details | 15 | 3 |
| 2024-253 | | |
| £120,000 to £124,999Details | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £125,000 to £129,999Details | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-253 | | |
| £130,000 to £134,999Details | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £140,000 to £144,999Details | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |
| £145,000 to £149,999Details | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |
| £150,000 to £154,999Details | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £160,000 to £164,999Details | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |
| £165,000 to £169,999Details | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £170,000 to £174,999Details | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £175,000 to £179,999Details | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |
| £205,000 to £209,999Details | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |
| £210,000 to £214,999Details | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-251 | | |
| £220,000 to £224,999Details | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-250 | | |










Includes schools staff. Includes senior officers. From the accounts: Remuneration report 4.5: 'the number of employees receiving more than £50,000 remuneration for the year (excluding employer's pension contributions) ... This information includes those senior employees who are subject to the fuller disclosure requirements in table 4.3.' 2025/26 split into Teachers, Those receiving compensation for loss of office, and Staff (excl teachers); counts are Total (6,203 in 2025/26; 3,820 in 2024/25, which is printed as a single total column).



Source: Glasgow City, [Glasgow City Council Annual Accounts 2025-26 (Pre Audit)](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/media/25112/Glasgow-City-Council/pdf/01_GCC_Annual_Accounts_Pre_Audit_2025-26.pdf) (draft), PDF page 143 (printed page 141), Remuneration report 4.5. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.





## Councillors' allowances



£2,679,000 in 2025-26, up 20.8% on 2024-25 (£2,218,000), or £4.09 per resident.
The median among the 4 other Scottish councils collected so far is £5.58 per resident.





| Paid as | Total |
| --- | --- |
| Basic allowances | not printed |
| Special responsibility allowances | not printed |
| Expenses | £65,650 |
| All | £2,678,796 |





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: "Remuneration paid to councillors: Salaries 2,613 (2024/25 2,161); Allowances 12 (7); Expenses 54 (50); Total 2,679 (2,218) £000" (PDF page 140 (printed page 138), Remuneration report 4.2)



Published allowances: [Summary of Councillors' Expenses 01/Apr/2025 - 31/Mar/2026](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/media/24634/Elected-Members-Expenses-2025-26/pdf/Elected_Members_Expenses_2025-26.pdf).





## What this data does and doesn't show



- Every figure is as Glasgow City 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 set by national regulations rather than a local basic allowance plus SRAs, so basic and SRA are not published separately; senior councillor pay is included in 'Salary'. Published Total row: Salary £2,613,145.25; Car Mileage £10,765.22; Other Travel £40,089.71; Accommodation £10,605.40; Subsistence £1,014.43; IT & Telephone £562.07; Conferences £2,613.60; Total Expenses £65,650.43; Total Salary and Expenses £2,678,795.68. Basic rate is the national councillor remuneration for 2025-26 (SSI 2025/8); the published list shows £25,984.21 salary paid to ordinary councillors for 2025/26. The accounts state maximum 2025/26 salaries of £71,519 (Leader), £53,640 (Civic Head) and £53,640 (senior councillor).

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