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FTSE 100 Median CEO Pay Ratio Reaches 130:1, Up from 124:1 Last Year
The Independent reported the pay gap between FTSE 100 chief executives and workers widened to 130:1. Median executive pay rose 8.6 percent to £5.06 million.
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The median pay ratio between FTSE 100 chief executives and their workers reached 130:1, the widest level in eight years, The Independent reported. The figure increased from 124:1 the previous year as median FTSE 100 CEO pay climbed to £5.06 million, an 8.6 percent rise from £4.66 million in 2024/25.
Companies in the index spent more than £850 million on executive remuneration during the period, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth in such pay.
Andrew Speke, interim director of the High Pay Centre, which produced the data, said the widening gap should serve as a wake-up call. He added that executive pay growth now substantially outstrips gains for workers. Separate research from the Work Foundation showed one in eight employers made redundancies in the past year while real wages began to stagnate, with one in two UK adults expressing worry about employment, up 13 percentage points from a year earlier.
Aman Navani, a senior researcher at the Work Foundation, said the new prime minister takes office as public concern over job security rises.
