Huge pay gap between ordinary Britons and top execs
Top-paid British executives have salaries over 180 times larger than ordinary workers. Sir Martin Sorrell is the best-paid boss in the UK, earning £43 million per year. How does that compare to an average Briton? The infographic below provides some perspective. This infographic was originally featured on the i100.
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This chart shows the average annual UK wage and annual salary of Britain's top CEO in 2015.
Ratio between CEO and average worker pay in 2018, by country
Average income of business leaders of the largest companies worldwide in 2015, by country (in millions euros)
Median full time gross weekly pay of the highest paid occupations in the United Kingdom in 2025 (in GBP)
Highest paid national news media executives in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 (in 1,000 British pounds)
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2025, by percentile (in GBP)
Highest earning employees at the BBC in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2025/26 (in 1,000 GBP)
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