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Public pay: Some facts you should really know.

September 20th, 2010 | by The Bureau | Published in Bureau Stories, Open Society  |  6 Comments

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The Bureau has carried out the most comprehensive ever analysis of public sector pay. Below is a selection of the key figures at-a-glance.

1. 38,045 public servants earn more than than £100,000 a year

2. 1,000 earn over £200,000

3. 9,187 earn more than the Prime Minister

4. 10 GPs earn over £300,000 each year

5. One GP in Hillingdon Primary Care Trust earns £475,000

6. 17 teachers earn more than the PM

7. 331 BBC managers earn more than £100,000

8. 362 local council employees earn more than the PM

9. Eight police chiefs earn more than £200,000

10. 12 members of the armed forces earn more than the PM

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