Pay multiple

The Council is required according to the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 to publish the pay multiple, defined as the ratio between the highest taxable earnings for the given year (including base salary, variable pay, bonuses, allowances and the cash value of any benefits in kind) and the median salary of the whole of the authority’s workforce. The measure must:

• cover all elements of remuneration that can be valued (e.g. all taxable earnings for the given year, including base salary, variable pay, bonuses, allowances and the cash value of any benefits-in-kind)
• use the median earnings figure as the denominator which should be that of all employees of the local authority on a fixed date each year, coinciding with reporting at the end of the financial year
• exclude changes in pension benefits, which due to their variety and complexity cannot be accurately included in a pay multiple disclosure.

The pay multiple for North Norfolk District Council for 2024 is 3.28