Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) salary statistics: FOI release
- Published
- 25 June 2025
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500457668
- Date received
- 17 March 2025
- Date responded
- 2 April 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1) A breakdown of the number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.).
2) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher.
3) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £80,000 or higher.
4) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £100,000 or higher.
Response
1) A breakdown of employees by salary bands is shown in the table below:
GRADE SALARY | BAND | EMPLOYEES |
---|---|---|
A3 | £25,235 - £28,131 | 17 |
A4 | £29,013 - £31,177 | 158 |
B1 | £32,140 - £34,861 | 87 |
B2 | £36,585 - £41,834 | 66 |
B3 | £45,449 - £54,419 | 28 |
C1 | £57,141 - £71,243 | 18 |
C2 | £73,757 - £85,130 | 5 |
C3 / SCS | £85,400 - £86,556 | 3 |
SCS | £108,393 - £117,329 | 1 |
2) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher is 24.
3) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £80,000 or higher is 4.
4) The number of Scottish Public Pensions Agency employees whose annual salary is £100,000 or higher is 1.
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