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Chief officer salaries

The salary scales below reflect the pay rates with effect from 1 April 2025. The pay scale will be revised to reflect the 2026/27 Pay Award once agreed

Pay structure
Grade and Post Holder: SCP Salary 010426
CEX:
Chief Executive 		 861 £209,996
860 £206.102
859 £202,208

Band E (formerly H):
Executive Director Children and Young People
Executive Director (Health and Adult Care)
Executive Director (Place)
Executive Director (Strategy & Transformation)

 846 £147,105
845 £143,397
844 £140,500
843 £137,161
842 £134,740

Band D (formerly F):
Director of Community Commissioning
Director of Finance
Director of Housing Operations
Director of Law and Democratic Services
Director of Public Health
Director of Regeneration and Project Delivery
Director of Social Care & Early Help

 835 £119,146
834 £116,744
833 £114,382
832 £112,066
831 £109,765

Band C (formerly D):
Assistant Director of Finance
Assistant Director (Adult Social Care)
Assistant Director (Place Operations)
Assistant Director (Public Protection & Resilience)
Assistant Director of Corporate Assets & Facilities Management
Assistant Director of Digital, Data and Technology
Assistant Director of People & Inclusion
Assistant Director of Strategy, Planning & Development
Assistant Director Regeneration Delivery

 825 £96,251
824 £94,027
823 £91,993
822 £90,349
821 £88,712
Band B:
Head of Service (SEND & Inclusion)
Head of Corporate Collections and Support
Head of Legal Services
Head of Strategy, Assurance and Reform
Strategic Finance Lead (Finance Business Partnering)		 815 £78,932
814 £77,289
813 £75,765
812 £74,221
811 £72,685

Band A:
Head of Service (Education Operations)
Head of Adult Safeguarding
Head of Communications
Head of Engineering & Street Scene
Head of Housing and Neighbourhood Services
Head of Housing Compliance
Head of Housing Growth and Development
Head of Housing Property
Head of Operations - Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Services
Head of Performance and Delivery
Head of Repairs & Maintenance
Head of Service (Corporate Parenting)
Head of Service (Duty & Assessment, Contextual Safeguarding & MASH)
Head of Service (Early Help)
Head of Service (Family Safeguarding & CWD)
Head of Wellness
Intermediate Tier Lead
Neighbourhood Lead (INT North)
Neighbourhood Lead (INT Prestwich)
Principal Social Worker & Head of Service (Safeguarding & Quality Assurance)
Principal Social Worker (Adults)

 810 £71,150
809 £69,615
808 £68,096
807 £66,555
806 £65,016