Prime Minister David Cameron took a 5% pay cut when he took office and earns £142,500; however research has found that almost 10,000 public sector employees earning a better salary than him. The BBC survey in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that there were more than 38,000 public employees earning above £100,000, a subject about which Mr Cameron has already raised concerns. The PM and his cabinet took the 5% cut when they formed the government at a time of record deficits and a sluggish economy.