10 employees at Rochdale Council earn more than £100,000 per year Date published: 30 April 2021 Number One Riverside Ten members of staff at Rochdale Borough Council are being paid more than £100,000 per year – the third highest in Greater Manchester. Campaigners The Tax Payers’ Alliance, who are pushing for a low-tax society, has released its annual ‘Town Hall Rich List’ for the 2019-20 financial year – although councils more often than not also list their staff’s pay on their websites. In the list, all of the staff within Greater Manchester’s 10 borough councils who are paid a substantial wage from public money are listed.