Cheshire East considers raising chief executive salary to £230,000

Summarised from Northwich Guardian's report · Updated 13 Oct, 19:20 · Archive

Cheshire East council is considering raising its chief executive salary to up to £230,000 a year.

Cash-strapped Cheshire East council is considering paying its next permanent chief executive up to £230,000 a year. Councillors are expected to vote on the increase tomorrow. When employer's national insurance and superannuation contributions are included, the total annual cost to the authority would be between £264,233 and £303,833.

The council's report states the increase is necessary because current salary benchmarking shows the existing range of £196,000 to £199,999 is not sufficiently competitive to attract suitably skilled and experienced candidates. Other north west councils pay their chief executives less: Cheshire West and Chester pays £192,627, and Warrington pays between £182,653 and £188,878. The final salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on their relevant skills, experience and labour market forces.

The council had budgeted £261,827 for the role including contributions for national insurance and pension. Approving the increased salary would add further pressure to the council's already stretched finances.

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• Cash-strapped council considering raising salary for chief exec role to up to £230kCash-strapped Cheshire East is considering paying its next new permanent chief executive up to £230,000 a year – which could mean a total annual cost of £303,833 to the council.Northwich Guardian · 13 Oct, 15:27

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