Pay

The Office of Government Commerce and the Debt Management Office publish their own information in this connection. The following information relates solely to core Treasury, the policy department at 1 Horse Guards Road.

The Cabinet Office sets the pay framework for members of the Senior Civil Service. There are three relevant pay bands, and these are shown below, with the associated pay levels for 2009-10.

Deputy Director: £58,200 to £128,900
Director: £82,900 to £162,500
Director General: 101,500 to £208,100

Remuneration for Permanent Secretaries is set on an individual basis. HM Treasury resource accounts include an indication of actual pay received by senior management.

Treasury has four pay ranges below Senior Civil Service: the pay levels for 2009-10 are set out below.

Range B: £18,116 to £23,675
Range C: £21,621 to £27,979
Range D: £26,910 to £43,124
Range E: £44,835 to £64,498

A small number of staff are accommodated outside London, where the following rates apply:

Range B: £16,063 to £21,422
Range C: £18,358 to £24,482
Range D: £24,094 to £40,332
Range E: £40,731 to £60,451

Special bonuses may be awarded for exceptional performance in specific and demanding tasks or situations outside the normal expectations of the post. Awards must be approved by a Managing Director and the total of awards is managed within a ceiling of 0.3 percent of the paybill.

Treasury pay policy is available below in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer you can download the software free of charge from the Adobe website. For alternative ways to read PDF documents and further information on website accessibility visit the HM Treasury accessibility page.

Treasury pay policy (PDF file 123KB)