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Median Salaries
This year’s figures are in grey, last year’s in white
	National median	Inner London	Outer London	South-east	East Anglia	South-west	West Midlands	East Midlands	Yorkshire & Humber	North-west	North	Scotland	Wales
Chief executives	£67,698	£58,090	£77,350	£75,321	£58,000	£63,034	£75,000	£67,226	£60,418	£62,544	n/a	n/a	£52,168
	£63,100	£55,000	£72,100	£78,400	£53,350	£61,200	£60,000	n/a	n/a	£61,000	£52,000	n/a	£52,000
Senior managers	£32,089	£38,168	£39,180	£33,000	£27,487	£31,585	£32,659	£34,341	£25,415	£30,044	£30,282	£28,965	£35,109
	£31,250	£35,100	£37,000	£32,200	£28,500	£31,100	£30,200	£32,700	£31,250	£28,500	£31,900	£28,450	£30,200
Middle managers	£27,911	£31,500	£32,987	£27,500	£27,012	£27,068	£27,122	£25,848	£28,036	£25,745	£23,070	24,363	£29,122
	£26,600	£29,000	£28,400	£27,000	£25,150	£25,800	£25,750	£24,400	£25,000	£25,500	£22,650	£24,800	£27,800
Junior managers	£22,831	£27,193	£27,000	£23,000	£21,006	£22,726	£21,362	£22,680	£20,972	£21,814	£20,472	£20,134	£23,235
	£22,200	£25,750	£23,350	£22,000	£22,800	£22,000	£21,100	£20,450	£20,400	£20,500	£19,900	£20,650	£21,400
Care home managers/deputies	£21,904	£21,980	£21,818	£22,825	n/a	£21,671	£21,059	£22,250	n/a	£18,342	n/a	n/a	n/a
	£21,650	£22,000	£22,900	£20,750	n/a	£21,850	n/a	£22,550	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
This year’s figures from Inbucon show salaries rising slightly faster than inflation, at 3.9%.
Location continues to be a determining factor for staff below chief executive level. Employees in London and the South-east tend to earn more than the national median; those outside these regions mostly earn less.
In chief executives’ pay, the size of the organisation is a more important factor. The low average salary for senior management in inner London is explained by the high number of smaller associations there.
Comparison with figures from 2000/01 does throw up some anomalies, such as slight decreases in pay, because the samples included different associations. The apparent £15,000 rise in chief executive salaries in the West Midlands is most likely due to the recent addition of a larger RSL or one that pays exceptionally well.
What the categories mean:
Chief executive = managing director, general manager
Director = finance director, director of housing services
Head of function = head of personnel, head of IT services, head of community services
Senior manager = regional housing manager, regional development manager, financial controller
Middle manager = area maintenance manager, principal surveyor, accountant
Junior manager = assistant accountant, administration manager, clerk of works
Officer = housing officer, personnel officer, estates officer
Senior assistant = director’s secretary, senior administrative assistant
Assistant = clerical assistant, administrative assistant, secretary

Benefits
	Cars			% with private medical insurance
	% provided	Average list price	Membership of pension scheme (%)	cover only	employee & spouse	employee	family	average days holiday	% eligible for bonus
Chief executives	64	£27,997	96	45	67	10	21	27	28
Senior managers	44	£15,114	86	21	75	5	15	25	19
Middle managers	35	£13,834	87	18	82	n/a	12	25	18
Junior managers	27	£13,180	92	13	83	8	n/a	24	15
Care home managers	1	n/a	67	9	88	n/a	n/a	24	3
What the categories mean:
Chief executive = managing director, general manager
Director = finance director, director of housing services
Head of function = head of personnel, head of IT services, head of community services
Senior manager = regional housing manager, regional development manager, financial controller
Middle manager = area maintenance manager, principal surveyor, accountant
Junior manager = assistant accountant, administration manager, clerk of works
Officer = housing officer, personnel officer, estates officer
Senior assistant = director’s secretary, senior administrative assistant
Assistant = clerical assistant, administrative assistant, secretary

2000-2002 Salary increases
	Average salary increase (%)			% of respondents with a rise of
	2002	2001	2000	<3%	3-5%	>5%
Chief executives	4.2	4.5	4.8	21	53	26
Directors	2.7	4.4	4.6	21	53	26
Heads of function	4.3	3.9	3.8	20	50	30
Senior managers	4.1	3.8	3.7	21	50	29
Middle managers	4.3	3.8	3.6	17	46	37
Junior managers	4	3.7	3.7	23	42	35
Officers	4.4	3.8	3.7	21	51	28
Senior assistants	4.1	3.6	3.5	26	51	23
Assistants	4	3.6	3.4	27	48	25
Care home managers/deputies	3.6	n/a	n/a	28	52	20
Wardens/deputies	3.7	n/a	n/a	35	42	23
What the categories mean:
Chief executive = managing director, general manager
Director = finance director, director of housing services
Head of function = head of personnel, head of IT services, head of community services
Senior manager = regional housing manager, regional development manager, financial controller
Middle manager = area maintenance manager, principal surveyor, accountant
Junior manager = assistant accountant, administration manager, clerk of works
Officer = housing officer, personnel officer, estates officer
Senior assistant = director’s secretary, senior administrative assistant
Assistant = clerical assistant, administrative assistant, secretary