FTSE 100 bosses earn average UK yearly pay after only three days

Business The median FTSE 100 CEOs pay so far in 2024 is set to overtake the median worker’s salary for the whole year today, only four days into the year. The pay for the bosses of the UK’s top companies will surpass the median annual salary for a full-time worker in the UK by around 1pm on Thursday, according to calculations by think tank the High Pay Centre. That takes just 30 hours of work, one hour less than in 2023. A typical boss of a company in London’s top-flight stock market index makes £3.8 million annually, compared to the median worker’s pay of £34,963. CEO pay has risen faster than the general public’s, rising by 9.5%…