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Norwich: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Norwich reports total remuneration of £179,092 for its chief executive officer (including employer pension contributions), 3 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £437,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £179,092Chief executive officer, 2025-26
- 3Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £437,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £8,055Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26
Chief executive officer
Total remuneration of £179,092 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. Excluding pension contributions: £156,471. That is up 4.4% on 2024-25 (£171,581). The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £174,251.
From the accounts: Chief executive officer – Louise Rawsthorne. 2025-2026: salary 156,471; total excl pension 156,471; pension 22,621; total incl pension 179,092. 2024-2025: 164,428; 164,428; 7,153; 171,581. Footnote (1): 'Remuneration includes payments made in respect of election duties.'
PDF pages 101-102 (printed pages 100-101), Note 32
Employees paid £50,000 or more
86 employees in 2025-26, up 14.7% on 2024-25 (75). 3 were paid £100,000 or more, 2.1 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is 0.4 per 100,000.
| Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
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£50,000 to £54,999Details for £50,000 to £54,999 | 27 | 26 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 18 | 19 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 14 | 12 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 12 | 4 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 1 | 6 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 5 | 1 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 2 | 2 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 2 | 0 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£100,000 to £104,999Details for £100,000 to £104,999 | 0 | 2 |
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£120,000 to £124,999Details for £120,000 to £124,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£130,000 to £134,999Details for £130,000 to £134,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£135,000 to £139,999Details for £135,000 to £139,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£155,000 to £159,999Details for £155,000 to £159,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£160,000 to £164,999Details for £160,000 to £164,999 | 0 | 1 |
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Excludes schools staff. Includes senior officers. From the accounts: 'The number of employees, including senior employees, whose remuneration, excluding pension contributions and including termination payments where applicable, was £50,000 or more in bands of £5,000'. Totals 86 (2025-2026) and 75 (2024-2025). Only bands with employees are printed; dashes recorded as 0. Norwich is a district council and does not employ school staff (includesSchools recorded false on that basis, not from the note).
Source: Norwich, Norwich City Council – DRAFT 2025-2026 Statement of Accounts (draft), PDF page 103 (printed page 102), Note 32. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£437,000 in 2025-26, no change on 2024-25 (£437,000), or £3.00 per resident. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £3.62 per resident.
| Paid as | Total |
|---|---|
| Basic allowances | £299,229 |
| Special responsibility allowances | £133,018 |
| Expenses | £1,850 |
| All | £434,098 |
The basic allowance for each councillor is £8,055 a year (2025-26).
From the accounts: "Members Allowances 437 (2024-2025 437) £'000" (PDF page 101 (printed page 100), Note 31)
Published allowances: Norwich City Council – payments made to Members in 2024-25 (Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003).
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Norwich 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.
- Latest allowances-paid publication found is 2024-25; no 2025-26 list was on the council page at the time of checking. It has no totals row; figures are our column sums (44 members), read by column position, and basic + SRA + expenses equals the Total column. Basic rate from the Constitution (17 March 2026): 'BASIC ALLOWANCE (Payable to all councillors) (for the year 2025-2026) 8,055'.