Oxfordshire's six main councils paid more than £13m in senior staff wages last year, the latest Town Hall Rich list has unveiled.
Martin Reeves, Oxfordshire County Council's chief executive was the top earner with a £286,198 salary and pension combined, Taxpayers' Alliance data shows.
This was followed by an "undisclosed" role also at the county council, with the employee earning £237,500 last year.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's chief fire officer Rob MacDougall earned £221,592 through his salary and pension.
Meanwhile, Oxford City Council's chief executive Caroline Green took £192,804 through her salary and pension.
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Cherwell district's chief Gordon Stewart accepted £180,804, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse's joint chief executive role earned £217,431 and West Oxfordshire's top role earned Giles Hughes £131,569.
Combined, chief executive roles for the six councils in Oxfordshire topped £1m last year at £1,008,806.
Oxfordshire County Council has 48 roles on the list of people earning over £100,000 through salary and pension, but the authority also provides more services over the districts.
It's understood some of the roles included in the Taxpayers' Alliance list, which come up as "undisclosed", work in schools.
A spokesman said: “Oxfordshire County Council has made savings and reduced senior officer staffing levels in recent years.
"In future years local government re-organisation will mean there will be a reduction to the current number of six councils serving Oxfordshire with further resulting savings to be made as regards senior officer staffing levels.”
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district's chief executive Mark Stone earned £217,431, but stood down in September 2025.
County council executive director of people and transformation Stephen Chandler and section 151 officer Lorna Baxter were paid £212,613 last year.
In total, 98 roles under the six councils were paid more than £100,00 salary including pension contributions to total £13,489,632.
South Oxfordshire and the Vale said: "Looking at the data source, this report appears to be duplicating a number of posts or possibly using two years of data.
"We would need to analyse the data of this report to comment in detail."
It added that the two district share an executive team to provide "value for money" for residents.
Oxford City Council added: “To maintain our position and continue with our ambitious plans, we need a strong and capable leadership team.
"Our pay levels are not out of step with other local authorities and only 10 out of 59 local authority senior leaders earning more than £100k in Oxfordshire are employed by Oxford City Council.
"As part of local government reorganisation, local government across will be organised in 2028, which will see a reduction in senior managers at all local authorities in Oxfordshire.”
John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Taxpayers are caught in a pincer movement with a record-breaking tax burden on one side and a bloated public sector feathering its nest on the other.
“Our latest Town Hall Rich List exposes a surging class of council bosses enjoying six-figure packages, even as they plead poverty, slash frontline services, and hike council tax bills far beyond inflation.
“Residents can see exactly how many local bureaucrats are receiving plush packages and judge for themselves whether they're getting value for money."
Cherwell council declined to comment and West Oxfordshire council did not respond.
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