The council employs about 40,000 people
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Hundreds of council staff have held a protest about plans to restructure pay.
The Birmingham workers staged a rally in the city's Victoria Square, outside the council offices.
Birmingham City Council is holding a review of wages paid to its 41,000 workers amidst union claims that some staff will be left worse off.
The council has said about 45% of its staff would receive a "considerable increase". Staff are being balloted on strike action.
Unions have said some workers, mainly women, could be left worse off by a few thousand pounds a year.
Unison spokesman Tony Rabaiotti, said Birmingham was the biggest local authority in England and as such would be watched by many authorities elsewhere to see what happened.
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