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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Beatrice Learmouth

SHOCKING: Ftse 100 bosses pay overtakes average uk salary in less than three days ae5b93cd 5ea5 4503 b449 6280df6f9c67 - What They Never Told You

The London Stock Exchange in the City of London - (PA Archive)

FTSE 100 chief executives are projected to earn the average annual salary of a full-time UK worker in less than three days of 2026, according to new research.

The High Pay Centre estimates that the earnings of top bosses will surpass typical British worker pay just before midday on Tuesday, highlighting a stark disparity.

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