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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions currently employs circa 85,000 members of
staff and pays all direct employees at least the statutory National Living Wage, regardless
of age.</p><p>The Department and its agencies and arms length bodies publish salary
information within their Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of
highest, lowest and median pay has been provided below. Figures have been taken from
the 2015/16 annual reports and accounts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Body</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept.
for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>£215,000 - £220,000</p></td><td><p>£15,530</p></td><td><p>£22,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Pensions Regulator</p></td><td><p>£205,000</p></td><td><p>£18,250</p></td><td><p>£45,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Pensions Ombudsman</p></td><td><p>£130,000 - £135,000</p></td><td><p>£17,980</p></td><td><p>£36,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Pensions Advisory Service</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National
Employment Savings Trust Corporation</p></td><td><p>£249,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health
& Safety Executive</p></td><td><p>£172,500</p></td><td><p>£18,544</p></td><td><p>£38,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office
for Nuclear Regulation</p></td><td><p>£154,300</p></td><td><p>£18,569</p></td><td><p>£67,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension
Protection Fund</p></td><td><p>£565,000 - £570,000</p></td><td><p>£18,000</p></td><td><p>£49,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>BPDTS
Ltd</em></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>To note:</em></p><ul><li>Pay relates to annualised salary data (basic pay,
recurring allowances, non-consolidated performance-related pay and benefits in kind).
It does not include severance payments, employer pension contributions and the cash
equivalent transfer value of pensions.</li><li><em>Dept for work and Pensions Lowest
Salary was £15,530 from 1 July 2015 to 30 March 2016 and uplifted to £15,785 to meet
the National Living Wage introduced in April 2016.</em></li><li><em>National Employment
Savings Trust Corporation</em><em> did not provide a median in their 2015/16 annual
accounts.</em></li><li><em>BPDTS Ltd was incorporated at Companies House on 28 August
2016. The first 27 employees transferred into the company on 30 November 2016, with
another 400 due at the end of March 2017. The company’s results will be consolidated
into DWP’s accounts from 2016-17.</em></li></ul>
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