M J Workman via e-mail 
[FOI #21963 email]
  
 
 
23 November 2009 
 
 
Dear Sir/Madam, 
 
Freedom of Information Request - RFI20091477 
 
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) received on 26 
October 2009, seeking the following information:   
 
1) What is the median salary paid to full-time BBC staff employed on continuing contracts and fixed term 
contracts in the United Kingdom in the following salary bands: 
      
     a)Bands 2 to 11 
     b)Bands 7 to 11 
      
2) what is the median salary paid to full-time BBC staff employed in the United Kingdom on continuing and 
fixed term contracts in the BBC World Service in the following: 
      
     a)Bands 2 to 11 
     b)Bands 7 to 11 
  
By salary, I mean the median gross salary, including London weighting where applicable, and including UPA 
or similar allowances. This is the salary before tax or any adjustment for national insurance. The figures 
requested should exclude any payment for overtime or extra responsiblity allowances, or bonuses. 
  
Please find below the information you have requested for UK-based full-time staff as at 31 October 2009.  
The figures relate to the median gross salary (including London Weighting and UPA) for those in each band 
group for the BBC as a whole and for World Service Broadcasting in particular.   
 
 

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Median Salary 
Grades  Grades 
 
2-11 
7-11 
Total BBC  
£36,564 
£42,695 
World Service Broadcasting 
£36,551 
£37,211 
 
Please note, as our subsidiaries (BBC Studios & Post Production Ltd, UKTV, BBC World, BBC Worldwide 
Ltd and World Service Trust) are not subject to the Act – under section 6(1) (b)(ii) – the information for 
their personnel is not included in ‘Total BBC’ figures quoted above.   
 
 
I hope this response satisfies your request. 
 
Your Appeal Rights: 
 
If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to an internal review by a BBC senior 
manager.  Please contact us at the following address: BBC Freedom of Information, Room 2252, White 
City, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS, explaining what you would like us to review and including your 
reference number: If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the Information 
Commissioner.  The contact details are: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, 
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545 700 or see http://www.ico.gov.uk/ 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Robert Johnston 
BBC People 
 
 

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