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The top earner in Scotland was Strathclyde University's Professor Sir Jim McDonald, who took home a total pay package of 拢360,000 representing eight times the average salary of staff employed at the university he leads.
 
Close behind was Aberdeen University's Professor Sir Ian Diamond on 拢352,000.  His salary increased by an inflation busting 11% between 2014/15 and 2015/16.  By way of contrast university staff received a 1% increase over the same period.
 
The third Scottish principal appearing in the top 50 highest earners in the UK was Glasgow University's Anton Muscatelli whose total pay package was 拢322,000.  
 
The union's report also identified that it wasn't just university principals earning inflated salaries at Scottish universities. The University of Edinburgh had 21 members of staff earning more than 拢200,000 in 2015/16 and 182 earning between 拢100,000 and 拢200,000.  The next biggest payer was Glasgow with five employees earning over 拢200,000, and 152 on more than 拢100,000.
 
As well as pay the report also examines heads of institutions' spending on flights, hotels and expenses showing Strathclyde University's Jim McDonald the third biggest spender in the UK on flights with expenditure of 拢29,163.  He was joined in the list of top 20 highest spenders on air fares in the UK by other Scottish principals including Glasgow University's Professor Muscatelli, Professor Andrea Nolan from Edinburgh Napier, and Glasgow Caledonian University's Professor Pamela Gillies.
 
Mary Senior, 樱花动漫 Scotland Official, said: 'When university staff have had a 1% pay increase imposed on them it won't sit well that some university principals continue to award themselves inflation busting rises and enjoy expense accounts more than the salary of many staff in the institutions they lead.  The increasing pay and perks of those at the top do us no favours as we try to make the case for better investment in higher education.'

Transparency at the top? The third report of senior pay and perks in UK universities, Feb 17 [2mb]