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Oxford: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Oxford reports total remuneration of £197,217 for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), 6 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £418,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £197,217Chief Executive, 2025-26
- 6Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26
- £418,000Members' allowances, 2025-26
- £6,001Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26
Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £197,217 in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. Excluding pension contributions: £173,913. That is up 2.3% on 2024-25 (£192,804). The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £174,251.
From the accounts: Chief Executive, Caroline Green. 2025/26: salary, fees and allowances 173,913; pension 23,304; total 197,217. 2024/25: 168,847; 23,957; 192,804. totalExclPension is the printed 'Salary, Fees and Allowances' column.
PDF page 71 (printed page 69), Note 32
Employees paid £50,000 or more
171 employees in 2025-26, up 34.6% on 2024-25 (127). 6 were paid £100,000 or more, 3.6 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 | 72 | 40 |
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£55,000 to £59,999Details for £55,000 to £59,999 | 21 | 26 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 18 | 9 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 21 | 18 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 10 | 6 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 6 | 14 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 13 | 4 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 1 | 1 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 2 | 4 |
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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 | 5 | 3 |
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£110,000 to £114,999Details for £110,000 to £114,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£125,000 to £129,999Details for £125,000 to £129,999 | 0 | 1 |
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£165,000 to £169,999Details for £165,000 to £169,999 | 0 | 1 |
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Excludes schools staff. Senior officers listed separately are not in these counts. From the accounts: 'The Council's other employees receiving more than £50,000 remuneration for the year (excluding employer's pension contributions)', following the senior employees table. Totals 171 (2025/26) and 127 (2024/25). Dashes recorded as 0. Oxford is a district council and does not employ school staff (includesSchools recorded false on that basis, not from the note).
Source: Oxford, Statement of Accounts 2025-26 DRAFT (draft), PDF pages 71-72 (printed pages 69-70), Note 32. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£418,000 in 2025-26, up 2.0% on 2024-25 (£410,000), or £2.52 per resident. The median among the 4 other district councils collected so far is £3.62 per resident.
| Paid as | Total |
|---|---|
| Basic allowances | £287,416 |
| Special responsibility allowances | £129,744 |
| Expenses | £983 |
| All | £418,326 |
The basic allowance for each councillor is £6,001 a year (2025-26).
From the accounts: "Members' Allowances: Allowances 417 (2024/25 408); Expenses 1 (2); Total Payments 418 (410) £'000" (PDF page 71 (printed page 69), Note 31)
Published allowances: Year End Notice - Members' Allowances 2025 - 2026 (Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003).
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Oxford 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.
- Published notice Totals row: Basic Allowance 287,416.24; Special Responsibility 129,744.17; Carer's Allowance 768.21; Travel & Subsistence 214.37; Total 418,325.65. 'expenses' is our sum of carer's allowance and travel & subsistence. Basic rate from the Constitution Part 26 (dated November 2025): 'Each councillor gets a basic allowance of £6,001 p.a.'; the notice shows 6,001.56 paid for a full year.