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Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary

In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06mThe bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years.Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit £5.06m in the last financial year, according to data released by the High Pay Centre, an 8.6% incre

Published Sunday, 19 July 2026 at 23:01
Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06mThe bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years.Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit £5.06m in the last financial year, according to data released by the High Pay Centre, an 8.6% increase on £4.66m the previous year and the highest level on record. Continue reading...

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