Almost 100 public officials earning more than £100k in Kirklees and Calderdale

Sep 22 2010 by Nick Lavigueur, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

A PAY review has revealed that 96 public sector workers in Kirklees and Calderdale earned more than £100,000 last year.

And 46 of those earning the big salaries are GPs.

The highest earning person is an unnamed official from Calderdale Council on an estimated £212,500.

The remainder of the top three earners are GPs, both on roughly £190,000.

The study of remuneration levels, compiled by the BBC Panorama show in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, showed that more than 9,000 public officials earned more than the Prime Minister (£142,500) nationwide.

In Kirklees and Calderdale 22 public servants trumped the PM’s annual pay packet – 14 of whom are doctors.

Many of those on the list are not identified but some are.

The highest named official is Diane Whittingham, chief executive of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, who earns £182,500.

The bulk of the high earners are from the region’s health providers, including six from the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, 48 from Calderdale PCT, and two from Kirklees PCT.