The Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire County Council is set for a pay rise of around £4,800 this year if unions agree on a new offer for chief officers, meaning his pay would have risen by nearly £50,000 since 2021.

Will Bramble, who has served as Pembrokeshire’s CEO since 2021, will benefit from a 3.2% increase in his six figure wage if a pay offer from National Employers, which negotiates pay on behalf of 350 UK county councils, is accepted by the Alace union which represents Local Authority chief executives and senior managers.

According to accounts, in 2021, when Mr Bramble was appointed to the role, he took home £110,970. In 2024/25, the nationally agreed pay award for chief officers of 2.5% boosted the CEO’s pay to £150,922.

With no final decision made on unions accepting the offer by the end of the financial year, any pay increase agreed will be backdated to April.

The latest increase, if approved, will mean Mr Bramble will have seen a huge salary increase for leading the Local Authority, over the past five years, while residents have been left to deal with a barrage of service cuts and double digit council tax rises.