Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the pay ranges for House of Lords staff; and how many staff are employed at each grade.
The following pay ranges are effective from 1 April 2019.
Grade | Range | Employees at this grade |
HL1 | £20,762 | 27 |
HL2 | £21,644 | 37 |
HL3 | £21,748 - £23,766 | 45 |
HL4 | £23,870 - £26,868 | 79 |
HL5 | £26,450 - £30,813 | 98 |
HL6 | £31,150 - £37,255 | 70 |
HL7 | £37,500 - £45,583 | 85 |
HL8 | £50,800 - £62,023 | 80 |
HL9 | £63,400 - £75,201 | 8 |
SB1 | £72,500 - £95,964 | 24 |
SB1A | £78,000 - £108,482 | 4 |
SB2 | £92,000 - £119,850 | 7 |
SB3 | £115,000 - £158,805 | 1 |
JG4 | £188,901 | 1 |
There are 82 House of Lords employees that are not captured in the above, as they are employed on a rate of pay outside of the grading structure. This group includes those on the Administration Fast Stream, those employed on variable hours contracts within Catering and Retail Services and Hansard, and employees on career break.