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Kent County Council: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Kent County Council reports total remuneration of £285,842 for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), 110 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £2,037,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £285,842Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 110Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £2,037,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £16,267Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26
Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £285,842 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. Excluding pension contributions: £237,213. That is up 5.9% on 2024-25 (£269,895).
From the accounts: Chief Executive (Amanda Beer). 2025/26: salary 237,213; total excluding pension 237,213; employer's pension 48,629; total including pension 285,842. 2024/25: 223,979; 45,916; 269,895.
PDF pages 40 and 43
Employees paid £50,000 or more
3,056 employees in 2025-26, up 34.7% on 2024-25 (2,268). 110 were paid £100,000 or more, 6.7 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 4 other county councils collected so far is 5.4 per 100,000.
| Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
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£50,000 to £54,999Details for £50,000 to £54,999 | 1,063 | 802 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 620 | 494 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 440 | 305 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 272 | 192 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 196 | 124 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 138 | 90 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 81 | 71 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 83 | 48 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 34 | 30 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 19 | 16 |
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£100,000 to £104,999Details for £100,000 to £104,999 | 16 | 18 |
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£105,000 to £109,999Details for £105,000 to £109,999 | 19 | 17 |
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£110,000 to £114,999Details for £110,000 to £114,999 | 18 | 10 |
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£115,000 to £119,999Details for £115,000 to £119,999 | 15 | 8 |
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£120,000 to £124,999Details for £120,000 to £124,999 | 7 | 7 |
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£125,000 to £129,999Details for £125,000 to £129,999 | 11 | 12 |
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£130,000 to £134,999Details for £130,000 to £134,999 | 3 | 0 |
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£135,000 to £139,999Details for £135,000 to £139,999 | 2 | 6 |
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£140,000 to £144,999Details for £140,000 to £144,999 | 4 | 7 |
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£145,000 to £149,999Details for £145,000 to £149,999 | 5 | 0 |
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£150,000 to £154,999Details for £150,000 to £154,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£155,000 to £159,999Details for £155,000 to £159,999 | 2 | 2 |
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£160,000 to £164,999Details for £160,000 to £164,999 | 1 | 2 |
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£165,000 to £169,999Details for £165,000 to £169,999 | 3 | 1 |
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£170,000 to £174,999Details for £170,000 to £174,999 | 1 | 2 |
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£175,000 to £179,999Details for £175,000 to £179,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£190,000 to £194,999Details for £190,000 to £194,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£220,000 to £224,999Details for £220,000 to £224,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£235,000 to £239,999Details for £235,000 to £239,999 | 1 | 0 |
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Includes schools staff. Includes senior officers. From the accounts: Employees whose total remuneration was £50,000 or more, excluding employer's pension contributions and including termination payments. 'Senior Officers whose remuneration is disclosed are included in the renumeration bandings ... for completeness'. Printed as non-schools and schools columns as at 31 March; totals non-schools 1,275 / schools 1,781 (2026) and 1,148 / 1,120 (2025). Bands with no employees in either year are omitted by the council.
Source: Kent County Council, Draft Statement of Accounts 2025/2026 (draft), PDF pages 37-38 (printed '37 of 188'). Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£2,037,000 in 2025-26, down 7.6% on 2024-25 (£2,204,000), or £1.23 per resident. The median among the 4 other county councils collected so far is £1.28 per resident.
| Paid as | Total |
|---|---|
| Basic allowances | £1,331,865 |
| Special responsibility allowances | £661,119 |
| Expenses | £44,194 |
| All | £2,040,468 |
The basic allowance for each councillor is £16,267 a year (2025-26).
From the accounts: "Members allowances: Allowances 1,993 (2024/25 restated 2,149); Expenses 44 (55); Total 2,037 (2,204) £000s" (PDF page 46, Note 7)
Published allowances: Councillor and co-opted member allowances and expenses 2025-2026.
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Kent County Council 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 county councils read so far; no national figure is published for England.
- Published 2025-26 Grand Total row: Public Transport 5,408.51; Mileage 38,700.03; Subsistence 85.00; Total Expenses 44,193.54; Basic Allowance 1,331,865.16; Special Responsibility Allowance 661,119.17; Co-optee allowance 3,290.38; Total Remuneration 1,996,274.71; Grand Total 2,040,468.25 (covers both the 2021-2025 and 2025-2029 council terms). Basic rate from the Member Remuneration Panel report 2026: 'Basic Allowance (£16,266.91 for 2025/26)'. Kent website blocks automated downloads; documents were read in a browser.