PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Diplomatic Service: Pay (1 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the basic pay is for UK Ambassadors and High Commissioners ranging from the (a) lowest to (b) highest basic salary in 2020-2021.
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office salary scales for Ambassadors and High Commissioners at our overseas posts are shown below. Pay ranges for the Senior Management Structure were effective from 1 April 2020, and for delegated grades from 1 August 2020.
Grade | Minimum | Maximum |
Senior Executive Officer | £38,300 | £43,835 |
Grade 7 | £49,365 | £60,078 |
Grade 6 | £60,705 | £69,784 |
SMS 1 | £71,000 | £117,800 |
SMS 2 | £93,000 | £162,500 |
SMS 3 | £120,000 | £208,100 |
SMS 4 | £150,000 | £200,000 |
Answered by:
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
9 February 2021
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