We've trawled the accounts published by Wales' public bodies to come up with a list of the highest paid public sector officials in the nation.
Wales has 441,000 public sector workers, according to the the latest figures, with an average wage of around £32,000, however those at the top of the tree earn nearly ten times as much as the average worker. Our list is dominated by the heads of health boards and universities nearly all of who have salaries of more than £200,000 a year.
We have not included the head of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Peter Perry as his organisation is a not-for-profit 'company limited by guarantee' rather than being a formally-owned public body. Had he been included his £332,000 basic salary in 2022 plus £105,000 pension contribution and annual and long-term bonus payments totalling a further £232,000 would have given him a total package of £675,000 and seen him top our list.
