The boss of Sainsbury’s was paid over £5million last year as he warned of the 'increasing pressure on the cost of living' for its customers.
Simon Roberts, who has led the supermarket since June 2020, was paid a total of £5.43million in the 2025/2026 financial year, up from £5.18million the year before.
This was made up of a £1million take-home salary, £1.9million annual bonus and £2.4million in long-term share awards which will be paid out at a later point.
Roberts said that when he took on the job five years ago, customers had complained Britain’s second biggest grocer was ‘too expensive’ and ‘too often we were inconsistent’.
He has since pressed ahead with a revival plan to make the grocer more food-focused, which has included reducing the space given to its clothing and homeware products in stores.
