CELRE's 2008 Housing Association Salary Survey, published today, shows an average basic pay rise of 5.4% for staff in the sector.
The report reveals that senior employees continue to power ahead of those at the bottom of the organisation, with average basic pay increases for chief executives of 9% and for directors of 7.4%. Clerical and care staff averaged rises of 4.6%.
The average basic salary for a housing association chief executive now stands at £112,749, with directors on £84,652. Clerical and care staff have an average basic salary of £17,113, while clerical supervisors and senior care staff have an average £20,995.
The Housing Association Salary Survey 2008, now in its fourth edition, is based on salary data from 34 organisations and 8,082 individual employees, and covers the 12 months to 1 July 2008.
It includes detailed guides to pay levels at 10 job levels from chief executive to junior clerical and care staff, and in 14 main job functions and 88 sub-functions
Further information on how to buy the report and participate in future surveys is available by email or by calling CELRE on 020 8652 8590.
For more about this and other salary surveys, please visit the CELRE website.

