FACTBOX - What the top bankers earned

Here are some examples of what the biggest names earned in the past:

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND - Now owned nearly 70 percent by taxpayers after 20 billion pound bailout

Sir Fred Goodwin, Group Chief Executive, salary 4.19 million pounds, including 2.86 million bonus. Stepped down in January.

Sir Tom McKillop, Chairman, paid 750,000 pounds in 2007. Stepped down early this month.

HBOS - 17 billion pounds bailout last year. Taken over by Lloyds TSB. Taxpayer now owns 44 percent of the new bank.

Andy Hornby, Chief Executive, paid 1.93 million pounds last year including 449,000 annual cash incentive and biennial incentive of 245,000 pounds. Hornby waived his right to almost 1 million pounds in annual pay when he was asked to quit, but received hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash payouts from share based incentive schemes.

Dennis Stevenson, former Chairman, 1.39 million pounds last year

LLOYDS - received up to 5.5 billion pounds

Eric Daniels, Group Chief Executive, paid 2.88 million pounds including 1.8 million in bonuses.