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FTSE 100 bosses’ pay ‘overtakes average UK salary in less than three days’: Study
FTSE 100 CEOs earn about £4.4 million annually, 113 times the typical UK worker's pay of £39,039, highlighting growing wage inequality, says High Pay Centre research.
- The earnings of FTSE 100 chief executives surpass the average full-time worker's annual pay of £39,039 in under three days of 2026, according to The High Pay Centre.
- For the 2024-25 financial year, FTSE 100 CEO pay grew by 6.8% to a record £4.58m, with the highest paid being Peter Dilnot and Simon Peckham of Melrose Industries who received a combined £58.9m.
- The High Pay Centre calls for higher taxes on companies paying excessive sums to top earners to fund education and tackle inequalities.
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Peak inequality: FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon today
In yet more evidence of just how unequal our country is, new data published today shows that the bosses of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2026 before midday on Tuesday than the average worker will all year. The data, released by the High Pay Centre think tank, found that the median annual pay for FTSE 100 chief executives is £4.4m, 113 times higher than the £39,039 earned by the median full-time worker. The High Pay Centre data …
Average fat cat FTSE 100 boss to earn more by midday today than typical worker all year - The Mirror
An annual snapshot has revealed the average FTSE 100 company CEO earns about 113 times what a typical UK worker does, meaning they make more in the first three days of the year than most see all year
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