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North Yorkshire: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, North Yorkshire reports total remuneration of £244,575 for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), 33 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £2,090,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £244,575Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 33Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £2,090,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £17,964Basic allowance per councillor, current (web page checked September 2026)
Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £244,575 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. That is up 3.1% on 2024-25 (£237,277). The median among the 4 other unitary councils in England collected so far is £243,023.
From the accounts: Chief Executive - Richard Flinton. 2025/26: salary, fees and allowance 217,798; expense allowances 0; pension 26,777; total 244,575. 2024/25: 211,044; 0; 26,233; 237,277. Total excluding pension is not printed.
PDF page 85, Note 17
Employees paid £50,000 or more
1,286 employees in 2025-26, up 34.4% on 2024-25 (957). 33 were paid £100,000 or more, 5.2 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 7 other unitary councils in England collected so far is 4.9 per 100,000.
| Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
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£50,000 to £54,999Details for £50,000 to £54,999 | 548 | 401 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 263 | 158 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 142 | 103 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 95 | 97 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 63 | 57 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 59 | 60 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 46 | 23 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 21 | 7 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 9 | 9 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 7 | 5 |
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£100,000 to £104,999Details for £100,000 to £104,999 | 5 | 13 |
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£105,000 to £109,999Details for £105,000 to £109,999 | 5 | 6 |
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£110,000 to £114,999Details for £110,000 to £114,999 | 6 | 3 |
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£115,000 to £119,999Details for £115,000 to £119,999 | 6 | 5 |
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£120,000 to £124,999Details for £120,000 to £124,999 | 3 | 2 |
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£125,000 to £129,999Details for £125,000 to £129,999 | 2 | 1 |
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£130,000 to £134,999Details for £130,000 to £134,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£135,000 to £139,999Details for £135,000 to £139,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£140,000 to £154,999Details for £140,000 to £154,999 | 0 | 0 |
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£155,000 to £159,999Details for £155,000 to £159,999 | 0 | 5 |
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£160,000 to £164,999Details for £160,000 to £164,999 | 3 | 0 |
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£165,000 to £209,999Details for £165,000 to £209,999 | 0 | 0 |
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£210,000 to £214,999Details for £210,000 to £214,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£215,000 to £219,999Details for £215,000 to £219,999 | 1 | 0 |
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Includes schools staff. Includes senior officers. From the accounts: 'The number of employees who receive remuneration of over £50k ... these figures include (i) teachers employed directly by a school's governing body rather than by the local authority (ii) the senior employees as identified at the end of this note'. Teachers, Other and Total columns; counts are Total (1,286 in 2025/26; 957 in 2024/25). Runs of all-zero bands collapsed here.
Source: North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Council Statement of Accounts 2025/26 (DRAFT, V6 - For Publication) (draft), PDF pages 83-84, Note 17. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£2,090,000 in 2025-26, up 0.8% on 2024-25 (£2,073,000), or £3.27 per resident. The median among the 7 other unitary councils in England collected so far is £3.81 per resident.
| Paid as | Total |
|---|---|
| Basic allowances | £1,551,361 |
| Special responsibility allowances | £440,275 |
| Expenses | £70,694 |
| All | £2,062,330 |
The basic allowance for each councillor is £17,964 a year (current (web page checked September 2026)).
From the accounts: "The total amount of members allowances including travel and other expenses paid during the year was £2,090k (£2,073k in 24/25)." (PDF page 83, Note 16)
Published allowances: North Yorkshire Council Members Allowances and Expenses Financial Year - 2025/26.
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as North Yorkshire 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 unitary councils in England read so far; no national figure is published for England.
- Published 2025/26 GRAND TOTAL row: Basic Allowance £1,551,361; Special Responsibility Allowance £440,275; Travel and subsistence expenses £70,694. The list prints no overall total; 'total' is our sum of the three. The council's allowances page states 'The basic allowance for all members of the council is £17,964' without giving the year.