Charity chief executives' average salary '18 per cent lower than in the private sector' - Third Sector

Charity chief executives' average salary '18 per cent lower than in the private sector' - Third Sector: A higher proportion of voluntary organisations have had a pay freeze than commercial companies, but the average sector pay rise was greater, says Charity Rewards

Charity chief executives earn an average of 18 per cent less than their private sector counterparts, according to a new report.

Charity Rewards, which was based on a survey of 268 charities and carried out in April this year, found that charity chief executives earned an average of �73,900 a year, compared with �90,000 in the private sector.