Last month Tax Payers Alliance published their report of Town hall salaries.  Wandsworth Council has:

- 32 employees earning more than than £100,000 in 2011-12 which was the 8th Council in the UK with more than 20 employees receiving remuneration over £100,000. The council with the highest number was Barnet which had 47 employees in this pay bracket.

- 6 employees earning over £100,000 took pay cuts last year ranging from 0.64% to 39.54%

- 0 employees earning over £250,000 in 2011-12 - in the previous year there were 3 employees earning over £250,000

The largest remuneration package across London in 2010-11 was Leo Boland, Chief Executive of the Greater London Authority who received £433,157, although this also included a large payment for loss of office. 

A spokesman for the Council told PutneySW15.com:

"This piece of research by the taxpayers' alliance is misleading and inaccurate. It continues to show members of staff on our books who have either retired, got jobs elsewhere or were made redundant a long time ago. At the same time they have overestimated the number of high earners at the town hall by around 30 per cent.

He continued:

"Wandsworth has a proven track record of providing residents with the best value for money services of any local authority in the country. Council tax bills here have been the lowest in the country for the past 20 years, and are currently half the London average. These successes have been achieved because we have high calibre staff who are determined to provide the best quality services at the lowest cost to taxpayers."

 

Name	Job Title	Total Remuneration 2009-10 £	Total Remuneration 2011-12 £	% Change	Full details for 2010-11 & Notes
G Jones	Chief Executive & Director of Administration	356,891	227,420	-36.28	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £170,414; Bonuses £18,232; Expense Allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,476; Pension contribution £36,299. Retired December 20 2010, annualised £229,150.
P Robinson	Director of Children's Services	213,788	212,420	-0.64	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £161,890; Bonuses £14,520; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £33,902
N Powlson	Assistant Director of Administration (Professional Services)	193,751	210,753	8.78	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £139,426; Bonuses £34,831; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,868; Pension contribution £33,628
C Buss	Director of Finance & Deputy Chief Executive	252,180	209,707	-16.84	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £174,271; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £1,954; Pension contribution £33,483
P Brennan	Director of Leisure & Amenity Services	197,589	200,253	1.35	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,521; Bonuses £13,464; Expenses allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £31,973
R Evans	Director of Housing	197,440	199,856	1.22	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,273; Bonuses £13,564; Expenses allowances/Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £31,910
D Warwick	Director of Adult Social Services	188,721	189,730	0.53	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £146,111; Bonuses £12,655; Expenses allowances/Medical Insurance £674; Pension contribution £30,290
	Borough Solicitor	-	175,234		Salary (incl fees & allowances) £134,868; Bonuses £10,357; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £2,031; Pension contribution £27,979
	Assistant Director of Administration (Support & Democratic Services)	153,912	156,049	1.39	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £118,027; Bonuses £10,424; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £2,683; Pension contribution £24,915
	Director of Technical Services	-	139,883		Salary (incl fees & allowances) £108,294; Bonuses £7,381; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £1,874; Pension contribution £22,334; This officer was promoted into the post in October 2010. The annualised remuneration in the new post was £120,290
	Economic Development Officer	137,151	134,994	-1.57	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £102,912; Bonuses £8,233; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £21,554
W Meyers	Director of Technical Services	218,724	132,247	-39.54	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,810; Bonuses £21,022; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £1,299; Pension contribution £21,115. Retired October 2010, annualised remuneration £162,746.
	Assistant Director of Technical Services (Environmental Services & Community Safety)	128,184	132,168	3.11	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £103,492; Bonuses £7,573; Pension contribution £21,102
	Head of IT and Business Communications	53,001	129,051	143.49	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £106,807; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £1,639; Pension contribution £20,605; The Head of IT and Business communications started in November 2009. His annualised salary is £106,807.
	Borough Valuer and Estates Surveyor	117,295	122,709	4.62	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,892; Bonuses £7,227; Expense allowances/Medical Insurance £1,997; Pension contribution £19,592
	Head of Policy	127,210	120,451	-5.31	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,958; Bonuses £7,261; Pension contribution £19,232
	Head of Corporate Human Resources	116,478	118,340	1.60	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £89,676; Bonuses £7,624; Expenses/Medical Insurance £2,146; Pension contribution £18,895
P Martin	Chief Executive and Director of Administration	-	106,132	-	Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,401; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £786; Pension contribution £16,945. Started October 19 2010, annualised remuneration £189,019.
	Assistant Director Technical Services (Planning Services)	126,847	-	-	-
	Unknown title	102,500	-	-
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	Unknown title	107,500	-	-
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	Unknown title	-	112,500	-
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	Unknown title	-	117,500	-
	Unknown title	-	122,500	-
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	Unknown title	127,500	-
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	Unknown title	132,500	-
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	Unknown title	137,500	-
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	Unknown title	142,500	-
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May 1, 2012