Salary information

Transparency on staff salary data

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the independent regulator for equality, human rights and good relations in Britain. We are a statutory body established under the Equality Act 2006 and our sponsor government department is the Government Equalities Office within the Department for Education (DfE).

Commission employees are subject to levels of remuneration and terms and conditions of service (including pensions) within the general pay structure agreed with the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Treasury.

The information here has been published in line with the Government’s Transparency Agenda.

Organisational structure

An interactive organogram based on the information in the staff datasets can be accessed from the public data website.

Grading structure

The Commission has an agreed grading structure as detailed below:-

Level Generic Title Pay Grade Civil Service Equivelant
Level 1 Administrator £16,910 - £19,823 Administrative Officer
Level 2 Co-ordinator £21,936 - £25,468 Executive Officer
Level 3 Officer £28,186 - £33,685 Higher Executive Officer
Level 4 Manager £35,595 - £42,690 Senior Executive Officer
Level 5 Head of/ Senior Professional £44,050 - £54,183 Grade 7
Level 6 Deputy Director £56,370 Grade 6
n/a Director £61,050 - £90,450 SCS1 and 1A
n/a Executive Director £91,350 - £105,000 SCS2

For London based employees in Levels 1-6, the pay range minimum and maximum are increased by £3,200 on account of a London weighting allowance.

Media enquiries

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Last Updated: 03 Mar 2016