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Revealed: what the British royal family pays its staff

Ranked: the worst and best paid royal jobs
10th lowest: Warehouse operative – £18,500 ($25k)
9th lowest: Gardener – £18,100 ($24.5k)
8th lowest: Linen keeper – £17,700 ($24,000)
Joint 7th lowest: Palace attendant – £17,300 ($23.4)
Joint 7th lowest: Housekeeping assistant – from £17,300 ($23.4k)
Joint 7th lowest: General catering assistant – £17,300 ($23.4k)
4th lowest: Livery porter – £16,700 ($22.5k)
3rd lowest: Groundsperson – £16,500 ($21.2k)
2nd lowest: Daily cleaner – from £11,300 ($15.2k)
Lowest: Fire surveillance officer – £10,000 ($13.5k)
Joint 10th highest: Cybersecurity engineer – up to £60,000 ($81.4k)
Joint 10th highest: Head of Ticketing – up to £60,000 ($81.4k)
8th highest: Head of Internal Audit – up to £85,000 ($115k)
7th highest: Director of Royal Travel – £85,000 ($115k)
6th highest: Lord Chamberlain – up to £95,000 ($129k)
5th highest: Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office – £100,000 ($135.5k)
4th highest: Keeper of the Privy Purse – £130,000 ($176k)
3rd highest: Director of the Royal Collection – £134,000 ($182k)
2nd highest: Master of the Household – £150,000 ($203k)
Highest: Private Secretary to the Queen – up to £195,000 ($264k)
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Ranked: the worst and best paid royal jobs

Between 2020 and 2021, the British royal family (sometimes referred to as "the Firm") spent £44.1 million ($59.5m) on staff salaries and other household costs.

It's a staggering sum – but have you ever wondered how much the individual royal employees are actually paid? Read on to discover the salaries of the 10 lowest and highest paid positions in the royal household, according to data compiled by Business Insider in January 2022. All dollar amounts in US dollars.

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Tom Belger

31 August 2018

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