C-Suite Compensation | FTSE 100 CEO pay rises for third consecutive year, hitting record high

Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives rose for the third year running, reaching its highest level since official reporting rules were introduced more than a decade ago.

According to the High Pay Centre’s latest CEO Pay Report 2025, the median pay package in 2024/25 stood at £4.58 million, up 6.8% from £4.29 million the previous year. 

The report stated: “This is the highest level of median pay recorded by the High Pay Centre since companies were required to disclose a ‘single figure’ for CEO pay using a calculation mandated by regulation in 2013.”

The mean pay figure was even higher, rising 15.4% to £5.91 million - also the highest level on record.