THE HIGHEST BASIC SALARIES

These are the people with the highest basic salaries in public-sector jobs in Wales for the 2020-21 financial year (or 2020 academic year)...

Professor Paul Boyle, vice-chancellor Swansea University ................................................................... £293,000 Colin Riordan, vice-chancellor, Cardiff University ...................................................................................... £271,000 Professor Cara Aitchison, vice-chancellor Cardiff Met University ..................................................... £242,879 Medwin Hughes, vice-chancellor, University of Wales Trinity St David............................................ £232,000 Elizabeth Treasure, vice-chancellor Aberystwyth University............................................................... £232,000 Dr Stuart Walker, executive medical director, Cardiff and Vale UHB...........................£ 225,000-£230,000 Julie Lydon, vice-chancellor University of South Wales ........................................................................... £229,000 Giles Thorley, chief executive of Development Bank of Wales............................................................. £216,264 Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Wales and BBC Director of Nations ..............£ 210,000-£214,999 Len Richards, chief executive, Cardiff and Vale UHB ...........................................................£ 210,000-£215,000 Dr Andrew Goodall, director general of Health and Social Services for NHS Wales ........ £ 205-210,000 Judith Paget, chief executive, Aneurin Bevan UHB .............................................................£ 205,000-£210,000 Dr Frank Atherton, chief medical officer, NHS Wales .........................................................£ 200,000-£205,000 Professor Maria Hinfelaar, vice-chancellor, Wrexham Glyndŵr University .................................. £203,600 Professor Iwan Davies, vice-chancellor Bangor University................................................................... £202,000 Steve Moore, chief executive Hywel Dda UHB .............................................................................. £195-£200,000 Nick Lyons, medical director & deputy/acting chief executive Betsi Cadwaladr UHB.. £190-£195,000 Paul Orders, chief executive Cardiff council .................................................................................................. £185,385 Steve Webster, director of finance Cwm Taf UHB .................................................................£ 180,000-£185,000