How many of its employees have been paid a salary of at least (a) £100,000, (b) £150,000 and (c) £200,000 in each financial year since 2000…

The pay framework for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) is reserved to the UK Government. The level of the basic pay increase to be applied to SCS staff each year is set by the UK Government in response to recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body, and which the Scottish Government are required to comply with.From 2017 onwards, the Scottish Government has published details of Senior Civil Servants who are paid a salary of over £100,000. The Cabinet Office have also published the salaries of ‘high earners’, which are those who are paid a salary of £150,000 and higher, since 2010.Unfortunately, the Scottish Government does not hold any information on senior staff salaries prior to 2009-10, as this information was published by neither Scottish Government nor Cabinet Office. Between 2009-10 and 2012-13, only information on those earning £150k and over is available, based on information published by Cabinet Office. The Scottish Government now has a rigorous publication schedule in place to ensure that senior salaries are published each year.Year£100,000 to £149,999£150,000 to £199,999£200k upwards2009-10NA302010-11NA102011-12NA102012-13NA102013-1411*102014-1513*102015-1615*102016-1714102017-1813102018-1914202019-2031**202020-2138**202021-2238**302022-2352**202023-2476**11*Data marked with an asterisk is historic data that precedes published information, and has been retrieved for the purposes of this PQ. We do not maintain records of data older than what is already provided.**The increase in the number of staff in receipt of a salary of £100,000 or more from 2019-20 onwards reflects the application of annual pay awards which are set by the UK Government.