Scotland Yard pays 14 bosses more than the Prime Minister

Fourteen Scotland Yard employees earn more than the Prime Minister.

The 10 senior police officers and four civilian staff are each paid more than the £150,000 David Cameron is entitled to - before he took a £7,500 pay cut on taking office.

Former Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson received the highest salary last year at £276,588, plus benefits and pension contributions, taking the total to £299,377.

The figures, revealed in the Metropolitan Police Authority's annual draft accounts for the year 2010/11, emerged as forces across the UK are under huge government pressure to cut budgets.

Met insiders say the post of director of human resources has already been axed as part of the force's effort to save £600 million by 2015. All senior ranks have had their pay frozen in line with civil servants.

Among the other top earners were Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin, paid £243,503 and former Assistant Commissioner John Yates, who was paid £200,713. Mr Godwin's £10,875 in benefits and a £55,227 in pension contributions took his total to £309,605, more than his superior.

Both Sir Paul and Mr Yates resigned last month in the fallout from the phone-hacking scandal. Both have been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Assistant Commissioner Ian McPherson, in charge of Territorial Policing, received a salary of £192,917 including backdated rent and housing allowance, thought to have been paid in relation to his move to London from Norfolk.

Assistant Commissioners Chris Allison, in charge of Olympics policing plans, and Cressida Dick, running Specialist Operations, got £190,846 each.

Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens, who runs central operations, received £160,097. Three deputy assistant commissioners were paid less than £160,000 each, including Sue Akers, leading the joint inquiries into phone-hacking and media-related police corruption inquiries, on £150,098.

DAC Stuart Osborne, the head of the Met's counter terrorism squad, got £158,873. DAC Jo Kaye was paid £150,806 while seconded to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.

The four civilian staff on £150,000-plus were director of resources Anne McMeel, on £175,493; director of information Ailsa Beaton, £194,555; former human resources chief Martin Tiplady, £191,031, and the chief medical officer Eileen Cahill-Canning, £167,136.

Paul Stephenson, Commissioner: £276,588
Tim Godwin, Deputy Commissioner: £243,503
John Yates, Assistant Commissioner: £200,713
Ailsa Beaton, Director of Information: £194,555
Ian McPherson, Assistant Commissioner: £192,917
Martin Tiplady, Director of Human Resources: £191,031
Chris Allison, Assistant Commissioner: £190,846
Cressida Dick, Assistant Commissioner: £190,846
Anne McMeel, Director of Resources: £175,493
Eileen Cahil-Canning, Chief Medical Officer: £167,136
Lynne Owens, Assistant Commissioner: £160,097
Stuart Osborne, Dep Assistant Commissioner: £158,873
Jo Kaye, Dep Assistant Commissioner: £150,806
Sue Akers, Dep Assistant Commissioner: £150,098