Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
AstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m. The median pay for a full-time UK worker is £39,000. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/ReutersView image in fullscreenAstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m.
- ▪AstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m.
- ▪The median pay for a full-time UK worker is £39,000.
- ▪Photograph: Carlos Osorio/ReutersView image in fullscreenAstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m.
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| Publication time | Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:01:39 GMT |
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AstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m. The median pay for a full-time UK worker is £39,000. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/ReutersView image in fullscreenAstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m. The median pay for a full-time UK worker is £39,000. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/ReutersExecutive pay and bonusesPay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salaryIn its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06mMark SweneySun 19 Jul 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight…
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