High Pay Centre
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
An independent, non-partisan think tank focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, with a particular interest in top pay.
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$1 trillion pack packages reflect an economic model which is broken and in urgent need of radical reform
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
$1 trillion pack packages reflect an economic model which is broken and in urgent need of radical reform
We are sad to be saying goodbye to our Executive Director of seven years, @lukehildyard.bsky.social, and are pleased to announce that our Head of Communications, @andrewspeke.bsky.social, will be stepping in as Interim Director. We wish Luke all the best in his new role at @shareaction.bsky.social!
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We are sad to be saying goodbye to our Executive Director of seven years, @lukehildyard.bsky.social, and are pleased to announce that our Head of Communications, @andrewspeke.bsky.social, will be stepping in as Interim Director. We wish Luke all the best in his new role at @shareaction.bsky.social!
Great to see thousands marching in London on Saturday at the @makethempay.bsky.social demo calling for the super rich to be taxed fairly.
Our latest CEO pay report showed that the FTSE 100 spent £1bn on executive pay alone.
Well funded public services require fair taxation.
Our latest CEO pay report showed that the FTSE 100 spent £1bn on executive pay alone.
Well funded public services require fair taxation.
September 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Great to see thousands marching in London on Saturday at the @makethempay.bsky.social demo calling for the super rich to be taxed fairly.
Our latest CEO pay report showed that the FTSE 100 spent £1bn on executive pay alone.
Well funded public services require fair taxation.
Our latest CEO pay report showed that the FTSE 100 spent £1bn on executive pay alone.
Well funded public services require fair taxation.
Do you agree with the Pope that the pay gaps between bosses and their workers have grown too wide?
Then sign our petition calling for maximum 10:1 pay ratios for CEOs and workers: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
Then sign our petition calling for maximum 10:1 pay ratios for CEOs and workers: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
September 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Do you agree with the Pope that the pay gaps between bosses and their workers have grown too wide?
Then sign our petition calling for maximum 10:1 pay ratios for CEOs and workers: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
Then sign our petition calling for maximum 10:1 pay ratios for CEOs and workers: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
Some argue the UK would be better off with less regulation and higher CEO pay.
But such a model leads to higher inequality and lower living standards for many.
This is why we’re calling for maximum CEO to worker pay ratios of 10:1. Sign our petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
But such a model leads to higher inequality and lower living standards for many.
This is why we’re calling for maximum CEO to worker pay ratios of 10:1. Sign our petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
September 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some argue the UK would be better off with less regulation and higher CEO pay.
But such a model leads to higher inequality and lower living standards for many.
This is why we’re calling for maximum CEO to worker pay ratios of 10:1. Sign our petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
But such a model leads to higher inequality and lower living standards for many.
This is why we’re calling for maximum CEO to worker pay ratios of 10:1. Sign our petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
As CEO pay hit record levels this week, HPC Director @lukehildyard.bsky.social explains how the current executive pay model benefits shareholders and executives and fails workers and wider society
August 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As CEO pay hit record levels this week, HPC Director @lukehildyard.bsky.social explains how the current executive pay model benefits shareholders and executives and fails workers and wider society
FTSE 100 companies spent a total on £1bn on the pay of all executive positions. That's £1bn being spent on just 217 executive roles. These ten companies spent the highest amounts on their executives
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
FTSE 100 companies spent a total on £1bn on the pay of all executive positions. That's £1bn being spent on just 217 executive roles. These ten companies spent the highest amounts on their executives
Here is a list of the companies spending the most on their CEO pay. It should be caveated that Melrose's pay is exceptionally high due to incentive payouts which are made every 5 years. Across the past 10 years Melrose CEO pay would average out at £11 million a year.
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Here is a list of the companies spending the most on their CEO pay. It should be caveated that Melrose's pay is exceptionally high due to incentive payouts which are made every 5 years. Across the past 10 years Melrose CEO pay would average out at £11 million a year.
The increasing number of companies paying their CEOs higher levels is demonstrated in this table. 2023/24 ten companies paid their CEO over £10 million. That increased to fourteen companies in 2024/25
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The increasing number of companies paying their CEOs higher levels is demonstrated in this table. 2023/24 ten companies paid their CEO over £10 million. That increased to fourteen companies in 2024/25
Mean CEO pay figures are somewhat higher than median levels. This is part because while many FTSE 100 companies pay relatively modest sums to their CEOs compared to US rivals, the top paying FTSE companies are normalising higher levels of CEO pay
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Mean CEO pay figures are somewhat higher than median levels. This is part because while many FTSE 100 companies pay relatively modest sums to their CEOs compared to US rivals, the top paying FTSE companies are normalising higher levels of CEO pay
How median CEO pay has changed in the last ten years.
Prior to the pandemic the levels fluctuated, before dropping substantially during the pandemic.
Since lockdowns relaxed pay has soared to record levels.
Prior to the pandemic the levels fluctuated, before dropping substantially during the pandemic.
Since lockdowns relaxed pay has soared to record levels.
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
How median CEO pay has changed in the last ten years.
Prior to the pandemic the levels fluctuated, before dropping substantially during the pandemic.
Since lockdowns relaxed pay has soared to record levels.
Prior to the pandemic the levels fluctuated, before dropping substantially during the pandemic.
Since lockdowns relaxed pay has soared to record levels.
When so many households are struggling with bills and the cost of living, the water industry review continues to indulge executives’ sense of entitlement to pay awards that go far beyond what is necessary to provide a sensible, proportionate reward for competent management.
July 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
When so many households are struggling with bills and the cost of living, the water industry review continues to indulge executives’ sense of entitlement to pay awards that go far beyond what is necessary to provide a sensible, proportionate reward for competent management.
While CEO/worker pay ratios dipped for a year during the pandemic, the levels in 2024 were remarkably similar to those prior to the pandemic.
June 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
While CEO/worker pay ratios dipped for a year during the pandemic, the levels in 2024 were remarkably similar to those prior to the pandemic.
Does the persistence of huge pay gaps between bosses and workers mean we should now consider a form of maximum wage or maximum pay ratios?
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Does the persistence of huge pay gaps between bosses and workers mean we should now consider a form of maximum wage or maximum pay ratios?
Our policy recommendations for what we would like to see policymakers do in light of our analysis of pay ratio disclosures in the FTSE 350
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our policy recommendations for what we would like to see policymakers do in light of our analysis of pay ratio disclosures in the FTSE 350
At many companies the pay gaps between CEOs and their employees remain huge
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
At many companies the pay gaps between CEOs and their employees remain huge
In 2023/24 the lowest paid workers generally saw significant pay rises
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 2023/24 the lowest paid workers generally saw significant pay rises
Our new report out today shows that the gap between the pay of CEOs and their workers remains around the same as when mandatory pay ratio disclosures for FTSE 350 firms were first introduced in 2019.
highpaycentre.org/ceo-to-worke...
highpaycentre.org/ceo-to-worke...
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our new report out today shows that the gap between the pay of CEOs and their workers remains around the same as when mandatory pay ratio disclosures for FTSE 350 firms were first introduced in 2019.
highpaycentre.org/ceo-to-worke...
highpaycentre.org/ceo-to-worke...
Excessive pay for bosses and low pay for workers in the charity sector is in large part due to some charities following a business model which has created the same and often worse injustices in the wider economy.
May 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Excessive pay for bosses and low pay for workers in the charity sector is in large part due to some charities following a business model which has created the same and often worse injustices in the wider economy.
The High Pay Centre response to the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List
May 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The High Pay Centre response to the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List
Inequality is soaring, public services are crumbling & the climate is collapsing. We need investment to fix these crises.
📢 Join the spring budget rally & tell the Chancellor: tax the super-rich, don't cut public services!
📅 Tues 25, 5pm, Westminster
📢 Join the spring budget rally & tell the Chancellor: tax the super-rich, don't cut public services!
📅 Tues 25, 5pm, Westminster
March 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Inequality is soaring, public services are crumbling & the climate is collapsing. We need investment to fix these crises.
📢 Join the spring budget rally & tell the Chancellor: tax the super-rich, don't cut public services!
📅 Tues 25, 5pm, Westminster
📢 Join the spring budget rally & tell the Chancellor: tax the super-rich, don't cut public services!
📅 Tues 25, 5pm, Westminster
Countries where workers are represented on company boards and where trade unions are stronger are also countries with higher levels of equality and lower levels of poverty.
@lukehildyard.bsky.social discussing on LBC
@lukehildyard.bsky.social discussing on LBC
February 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Countries where workers are represented on company boards and where trade unions are stronger are also countries with higher levels of equality and lower levels of poverty.
@lukehildyard.bsky.social discussing on LBC
@lukehildyard.bsky.social discussing on LBC
We tell the wrong story about how success is created, over rewarding a small minority, while under-rewarding the contributions of most workers.
Fair pay for all, reflecting that wealth is created through collected endeavour would reduce the deep divisions in our societies.@lukehildyard.bsky.social
Fair pay for all, reflecting that wealth is created through collected endeavour would reduce the deep divisions in our societies.@lukehildyard.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We tell the wrong story about how success is created, over rewarding a small minority, while under-rewarding the contributions of most workers.
Fair pay for all, reflecting that wealth is created through collected endeavour would reduce the deep divisions in our societies.@lukehildyard.bsky.social
Fair pay for all, reflecting that wealth is created through collected endeavour would reduce the deep divisions in our societies.@lukehildyard.bsky.social
To ensure transparency we argue that there needs to be better corporate reporting on the pay of top earners and the distribution of spending on pay.
January 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
To ensure transparency we argue that there needs to be better corporate reporting on the pay of top earners and the distribution of spending on pay.