WQ96209 (e) Tabled on 04/04/2025

How many Welsh Government staff earn over £100,000 per year pro rata, and what is the total spending on pay for Welsh Government staff earning £100,000 or more per year pro rata?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language | Answered on 11/04/2025

As at 31 March 2025, the Welsh Government has 49 full time employees who earn more than £100,000.  The pay bill for these staff is £5,885,978.    

As at 31 March 2025, the Welsh Government has 9 employees whose full time equivalent salaries are over £100,000 but who work part time and whose part time salaries are less than £100,000.  The pay bill for these staff is £647,107.11 per annum.

As at 31 March 2025, the Welsh Government has no employees working part time whose part time salaries are over £100,000.

The total pay bill for all staff (full time and part time) with full time earnings over £100,000 is £6,533,085.11.

The Welsh Government publishes information on staff earning over £100,000 annually in our Pay Policy Statement.