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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Sophie Huskisson

Bosses have already earned in 5 days what average workers will for the whole year

The bosses at Britain’s biggest companies have already made more money this year than the average worker will make in the entire of 2023.

FTSE 100 chief executives worked less than three days before overtaking an average worker’s annual salary just before 2pm today - nine hours faster than last year’s four-day mark, according to the High Pay Centre thinktank.

The annual pay of CEOs at the nation’s biggest businesses stands at an average of £3.41million - £1078.26 per hour - 103 times that of the average full-time worker’s pay of £33,000.

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