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AJ Maguire
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17 March 2020
Dear AJ Maguire,
Freedom of Information request – RFI20200347
Thank you for your request to the BBC of 3 March 2020 seeking the following information
under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000:
“Can you please clarify what your alphabetic pay grades represent in terms of salary?
For example, what does 'Pay Band E' actually mean, and what are the parameters of this salary
bracket, along with the others - both inside and outside of the M25?”
In response to your request, all our Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) jobs fall into a
broad band career level from A-F and each level has a pay range. The bands are the same for
both inside and outside of London; however those within London are entitled to London
Weighting.
In addition to Bands A-F there is also a senior leader (SL) Band. There are no set salary ranges
for staff at this level.
Please note the bands below do not cover BBC Orchestras, BBC subsidiaries including BBC
Studios, BBC Studios & Post Production Ltd, UKTV, BBC Global News Ltd and BBC Worldwide
Ltd; as well as the charities BBC Media Action and BBC Children in Need.
The broad band pay ranges effective 1st August 2019 are the following:
Band
Band Pay Range 2019
A
£20,536 - £30,804
B
£23,103 - £37,992
C
£25,670 - £50,313
D
£36,195 - £64,688
E
£48,516 - £82,144
F
£61,608 - £112,948
As set out in section 6(1)(b)(i ) of the Act, our subsidiaries (including BBC Studioworks Limited,
UKTV, BBC Global News Ltd and BBC Studios Ltd), as well as the charities BBC Media Action
and BBC Children in Need, are not subject to the Act. As such, information relating to these
entities is not considered in the above response.
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BBC HR
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