Five Worcester City Council employees are included in the 2024 City Hall Leaders List published by the Taxpayers Alliance.
Executives from Worcestershire County Council, Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council have also been named.
The Taxpayers' Union has announced that the number of local authority workers receiving total remuneration of more than £100,000 has increased to its highest level since 2013-14.
This comes as taxpayers in England face a 5.1% increase in council tax on the average Band D property.
The council executive director receives a basic salary of £122,006 and pension contributions of £35,162, taking his total remuneration in 2022-23 to £157,168.
The council paid a total of £118,209 to its resources director, £118,176 to its homes and communities director, £116,297 to its deputy policy and strategy director and £103,744 to its planning and governance director.
Paul Robinson, chief executive of Worcestershire County Council, was paid a basic salary of £188,526 and pension contributions of £35,337, plus a further £26,057 in National Insurance contributions rather than a bonus.
The county council's director of economy and infrastructure, director of children's services, director of commercial and transformation, chief financial officer, assistant director of legal and governance, director of human resources and assistant director of people and engagement are also on the list.
Worcestershire County Council also has an undisclosed number of staff who were paid £102,500 in the past financial year.
Elsewhere at the county council, around 145 staff are set to have their hours reduced as authorities look to save money.
The joint chief executives of Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council will receive a total of £177,007, along with two other executives with roles that span the two district councils: the Director of the Economy and Environment and the Director of Communities and Housing. is also on the list.
Wychavon's deputy chief executive received a total of £113,153 and Malvern's deputy chief executive £111,960, the Taxpayers' Union said.
A Wychavon District Council spokesperson said: “It is important to note that three of the four people on the list work across two councils.”
“Since 2016, our joint management agreement with Malvern Hills District Council has saved us millions of pounds, allowing us to continue to invest in our communities, deliver quality services and reduce council tax in six of the last seven districts. We were able to freeze the contribution.”
“We remain focused on attracting talented people to work for us while delivering value to taxpayers.”
Richard Taylor, Assistant Director of People, Organizational Development and Engagement at Worcestershire County Council, said: “The council, with the approval of the whole council, has set out a policy for paying employees through the pay policy statement required by the Localism Act. We are making our approach public.”
“We remain committed to being open and transparent about pay and information about chief executive remuneration is available in our pay policy and in our annual accounts on our website.”
Worcester City Council declined to comment. Malvern Hills has also been contacted for comment.
