# Wrexham: senior pay and councillor allowances url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/wrexham/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Wrexham: 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 2024-25, Wrexham reports total remuneration of **£213,951** for its chief executive (former) / interim chief executive (including employer pension contributions), a year in which the post changed hands, **11** employees paid £100,000 or more, and **£1,391,000** paid in members' allowances. ## Key figures - £213,951Chief Executive (former) / Interim Chief Executive, 2024-25 - 11Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2024-25 - £1,391,000Members' allowances, 2024-25 - £19,771Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26 ## Chief Executive (former) / Interim Chief Executive Total remuneration of **£213,951** in 2024-25, including employer pension contributions. The post changed hands, or the figure covers part of a year, so it is not compared with the year before. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is £201,891. | As printed | Year | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | Chief Executive (former) - Ian Bancroft (note i: left 31 December 2024; annualised salary £153,520)Details | 2024-25 | £213,951 | | Year2024-25 | | | | Interim Chief Executive (note ii: commenced 1 January 2025; annualised salary £134,733)Details | 2024-25 | £40,083 | | Year2024-25 | | | | Chief Executive (former) - Ian BancroftDetails | 2023-24 | £178,264 | | Year2023-24 | | | From the accounts: Mid-year change in 2024/25; 'current' shows the former Chief Executive's line (the larger part of the year), and the Interim Chief Executive's line is also recorded. Figures exclude Returning Officer fees (£14,480 paid to the former Chief Executive in 2024/25). A total excluding pension is not printed. PDF page 29 (printed page 28), Note 17(c) ## Employees paid £60,000 or more 208 employees in 2024-25, up 34.2% on 2023-24 (155). 11 were paid £100,000 or more, 8.0 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is 9.5 per 100,000. | Band | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | | --- | --- | --- | | £60,000 to £64,999Details | 78 | 68 | | 2023-2468 | | | | £65,000 to £69,999Details | 55 | 32 | | 2023-2432 | | | | £70,000 to £74,999Details | 17 | 19 | | 2023-2419 | | | | £75,000 to £79,999Details | 19 | 12 | | 2023-2412 | | | | £80,000 to £84,999Details | 9 | 9 | | 2023-249 | | | | £85,000 to £89,999Details | 13 | 6 | | 2023-246 | | | | £90,000 to £94,999Details | 3 | 2 | | 2023-242 | | | | £95,000 to £99,999Details | 3 | 3 | | 2023-243 | | | | £100,000 to £104,999Details | 2 | 2 | | 2023-242 | | | | £105,000 to £109,999Details | 4 | 2 | | 2023-242 | | | | £110,000 to £114,999Details | 3 | 0 | | 2023-240 | | | | £115,000 to £119,999Details | 1 | 0 | | 2023-240 | | | | £120,000 to £124,999Details | 1 | 0 | | 2023-240 | | | Includes schools staff. Senior officers listed separately are not in these counts. From the accounts: Current = 2024/25, previous = 2023/24. Welsh threshold £60,000. Note 17(b): 'the number of employees (excluding Senior Officers as identified in disclosure note c below) whose remuneration excluding pension contributions was £60k or more in bands of £5k'. Schools, Non-schools and Total columns; counts are Total. Remuneration includes payments on termination, expense allowances and taxable benefits. No total row is printed. Source: Wrexham, [Wrexham County Borough Council Draft Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2025](https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-03/cofi1426-appendix1.pdf) (draft), PDF page 28 (printed page 27), Note 17(b). Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24. ## Councillors' allowances £1,391,000 in 2024-25, up 8.2% on 2023-24 (£1,286,000), or £10.08 per resident. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is £7.24 per resident. The basic allowance for each councillor is £19,771 a year (2025-26). It is set nationally: £19,771 for 2025-26. From the accounts: "In 2024/25 allowances totalling £1,382k (£1,274k 2023/24) were paid directly to Elected Members and in addition, allowances totalling £9k (£12k in 2023/24) were paid to co-opted Members inclusive of an element of expenses." (PDF page 19 (printed page 18), Note 4) Published allowances: . ## What this data does and doesn't show - Every figure is as Wrexham 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 Welsh councils read so far; no national figure is published for England. - Wrexham's finance documents page lists only a statutory-deadlines notice for 2025-26; the latest statement found is the draft 2024/25 statement (committee appendix dated March 2026). accountsTotal is our sum of the elected (£1,382k) and co-opted (£9k) figures; the elected-member figure alone is £1,382k (2023/24 £1,274k). The members' remuneration page publishes schedules of remuneration (rates) rather than annual totals paid. Basic rate is the national Welsh basic salary for 2025-26. ## Related pages - [Back to Council senior pay and councillor allowances](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.