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2013 APS Remuneration Report1. Background..........................................................................................1

Executive summary.............................................................................................3

2. Key remuneration components2.1 Base Salary............................................................................................62.2 Total Remuneration Package...............................................................102.3 Total Reward.......................................................................................16

Detailed findings

3. Features of key remuneration components3.1 Comparison of key remuneration components by classification.........213.2 Motor vehicle allowances....................................................................233.3 Performance bonus..............................................................................253.4 Superannuation....................................................................................27

4. Payments in addition to key remuneration components4.1 Acting classification............................................................................324.2 Geographic/locality allowance............................................................354.3 Disability allowance............................................................................374.4 Additional duties/responsibilities allowance.......................................39

5. Additional information5.1 Employment instrument......................................................................415.2 Remuneration data by sex...................................................................455.3 Employment category..........................................................................49

6. Historical data................................................................................................52

7. Remuneration findings by classification................................................59


AppendixesA.1 Methodology.......................................................................................72A.2 Definitions..........................................................................................73A.3 APS agencies......................................................................................75


List of Tables and Figures

1. BackgroundTable 1.1: Median key remuneration components summary...................4Figure 1.1: Percentage change in median Base Salary by

classification...........................................................................5Figure 1.2: Percentage change in median Total Remuneration

Package by classification........................................................5Figure 1.3: Percentage change in median Total Reward by

classification...........................................................................5

2. Key remuneration componentsFigure 2.1: Median Base Salary by classification.....................................6Figure 2.2: Base Salary range by classification: Graduate to EL 1..........7Figure 2.3: Base Salary range by classification: EL and SES..................8Table 2.1: Base Salary by classification..................................................9Figure 2.4: Median Total Remuneration Package by classification.......10Figure 2.5: Total Remuneration Package range by classification:

Graduate to EL 1..................................................................11Figure 2.6: Total Remuneration Package range by classification:

EL and SES...........................................................................12Table 2.2: Total Remuneration Package by classification.....................13Table 2.3: Remuneration movements (per cent change) of median

TRP from 2012 to 2013 by agency.......................................15Figure 2.7: Median Total Reward by classification................................16Figure 2.8: Total Reward range by classification: Graduate to EL 1.....17Figure 2.9: Total Reward range by classification: EL and SES..............18Table 2.4: Total Reward by classification.............................................19

3. Features of key remuneration componentsTable 3.1: Median Base Salary, TRP and TR by classification.............22Table 3.2: Motor vehicle cost or cash in lieu by classification.............24Table 3.3: SES performance bonuses (median and average)

2013 and 2013......................................................................25Table 3.4: Performance bonus by classification....................................26

Figure 3.1: Employer superannuation as a proportion of Base Salary median by classification............................................27

Table 3.5: Number of employees by superannuation fund and classification.........................................................................28

Table 3.6: Number of employees by superannuation fund and age group..............................................................................29

Table 3.7: Employer superannuation contribution as a proportion of Base Salary by classification............................................30

Table 3.8: Employer superannuation contribution by classification.....31

4. Payments in addition to key remuneration componentsTable 4.1: Acting classification salary by acting classification.............33Table 4.2: Acting classification by base classification—number of

employees.............................................................................34Table 4.3: Geographic/locality allowance by classification..................36Table 4.4: Disability allowance by classification..................................38Table 4.5: Additional duties/responsibilities allowance by

classification.........................................................................40

5. Additional informationTable 5.1: Proportion of employees by employment instrument

and classification..................................................................42Table 5.2: Base Salary by primary employment instrument:

Graduate to APS 5................................................................43Table 5.3: Base Salary by primary employment instrument:

APS 6 to SES 3.....................................................................44Table 5.4: Median Base Salary and comparison by sex........................45Table 5.5: Base Salary by sex................................................................46Table 5.6: TRP by sex...........................................................................47Table 5.7: TR by sex..............................................................................48Table 5.8: Base Salary by employment category and

classification.........................................................................50

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6. Historical dataFigure 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification:

Graduate to EL 1, 2004–13..................................................53Figure 6.2: Median Base Salary by classification:

EL and SES, 2004–13...........................................................54Table 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification: 2003–13...................55Table 6.2: Percentage change in median Base Salary by

classification group: 2004–13...............................................56Table 6.3: Percentage change in median TR by classification

group: 2004–13.....................................................................56Figure 6.3: Percentage change in median Base Salary by

classification group: 2004–13...............................................57Figure 6.4: Percentage change in median TR by classification

group: 2004–13.....................................................................58

7. Remuneration findings by classificationTable 7.1: Remuneration findings for Graduate....................................59Table 7.2: Remuneration findings for APS 1........................................60Table 7.3: Remuneration findings for APS 2........................................61Table 7.4: Remuneration findings for APS 3........................................62Table 7.5: Remuneration findings for APS 4........................................63Table 7.6: Remuneration findings for APS 5........................................64Table 7.7: Remuneration findings for APS 6........................................65Table 7.8: Remuneration findings for EL 1...........................................66Table 7.9: Remuneration findings for EL 2...........................................67Table 7.10: Remuneration findings for SES 1.........................................68Table 7.11: Remuneration findings for SES 2.........................................69Table 7.12: Remuneration findings for SES 3.........................................70

2013 APS Remuneration Report

1. Background

The APS Remuneration Report (the Report) is an annual snapshot of remuneration, including Base Salary and other remuneration related benefits and payments, across the whole Australian Public Service (APS) as at 31 December each year. This 2013 report is based on a snapshot of data collected as at 31 December 2013.

The Report provides transparency about remuneration in the context of spending public money and includes:

information on remuneration by classification level;

comparisons with the 2012 APS Remuneration Report;

detail on the key components of remuneration packages; and

a total APS remuneration picture.

The 2013 report is the third edition produced by the APSC. Between 2001 and 2010, the

annual APS Remuneration Survey was undertaken by an external consultant on a sample basis. From 2010 it was mandated that all APS agencies participate.

The 2013 report is not intended to inform enterprise bargaining. The Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy sets the basis for consideration of remuneration increases, which are productivity and affordability.

When considering the Report data readers should note that the large agencies have a significant impact. The Department of Human Services, the Australian Taxation Office, and the Department of Defence make up approximately 49.2% of the APS workforce and are influential on median figures.

At 31 December 2013, 110 agencies made up the APS and provided remuneration data for 2,622 SES employees and 148,084 non-SES employees. Please see Appendix A.1: Methodology for information on which employees are included and excluded from this Report.

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2013 APS context

There has been a continuing reduction in APS employee engagements over the last two years. The APS Statistical Bulletin snAPShot series reports 6,715 ongoing engagements in the 2013 calendar year. This is down from 9,065 in 2012 and 12,713 in 2011. The slowing of new employees into salary spans will result in a higher proportion of APS employees receiving a salary at the top of their salary scale.

All APS agreements will reach their nominal expiry date in June 2014. Most agreements authorised their final general wage increase during the 2013 calendar year.

APS Executive Remuneration Management

In May 2013 the Government introduced the APS Executive Remuneration Management (ERM) policy to assist in maintaining appropriate pay relativities at the Senior levels reflective of particular roles and responsibilities. The ERM

requires agency heads to gain the agreement of the Australian Public Service Commissioner before offering remuneration above a certain notional amount to an APS employee. The notional amount is a percentage of the base remuneration of the Secretaries’ classification structure, which increases in line with Secretaries’ pay increases.

APS classifications

The Public Service Classification Rules 2000 (the Rules) establish the service-wide classification framework of the APS. The APS classification structure reflected in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Rules is based on a single spine of classification levels, underpinned by a suite of training classifications.

The approved classifications are: APS levels 1-6; Executive Levels (EL)1-2; and Senior Executive Bands 1-3. There is also a small number of occupational-specific classifications (for example, Medical Officers) and a limited number of approved agency-specific classifications relating to work that is only performed in one specific agency (for example, APS Meat Inspector,

Examiner of Patents and Customs Level 1-5). Under the Rules all APS employees must be assigned an approved classification. In this report the only trainee data included in the results is for Graduates.

A number of agencies use local titles in addition to the approved classification. This approach allows jobs to be labelled in a way that is most relevant to both the job and agency, and can assist with attracting and recognising specialist employees. Local titles are informal labels (not approved classifications) allowing an agency to segment their workforce and may attract different salary rates which expand the salary range for the classification within which they sit. The remuneration data for a local title is included in the relevant APS classification to which it corresponds.

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Executive summary

In the Australian Public Service (APS), the overall median Base Salary movement for all APS employees, taking into account both general salary increases and incremental advancement, from 2012 to 2013 was 3.0%.

From 2012 to 2013 the median Base Salary for non-Senior Executive Service (SES) classifications increased by 2.9% while the median Base Salary for SES classifications increased by 3.8%.

In 2013, the final general wage increases in APS enterprise agreements that cover non-SES employees were paid during the 2013 calendar year for the vast majority of agreements. The median movement figures for non-SES employees are consistent with the outcomes of these increases.

The reduction in the number of APS positions advertised for filling reported in the 2012 APS Remuneration Report continued in 2013. In 2013 there was a reduction of 35% in the total number of jobs gazetted on the APSjobs website compared with 2012. In 2012 there was just over 20,700 employment outcomes gazetted compared with around 15,400 employment outcomes in 2013.

The result of lower employee mobility is that a large proportion of APS employees are remaining at the same classification in the same agency. When employees remain at the same classification for long periods, they are likely to have reached the top of the salary scale for their classification. This underpins the general trend in the value of the median base salary at the non-SES classification levels being close to the third quartile value.

Non-ongoing APS employees are generally paid at the lower pay points in a salary scale due to the limited duration of the non-ongoing contracts (see explanation at Section 5: Additional Information).

Of note at the SES classifications, the SES 3 level median Base Salary movement from 2012 to 2013 was 6.0%. When the data sets for 2012 and 2013 for this classification are compared, the point of greatest difference (6%) falls at the median. This is a statistical result that can occur with small sample groups, which are vulnerable to statistical anomalies. The average Base Salary increase was half this at 3.0%.

At the SES classifications the use of performance bonuses in 2013 has dropped markedly. This continues a general trend reported since 2008. This reduction in use is greatest at the SES 1 classification. There has also been a reduction in the use of motor vehicle allowances from 77.4% to 74.5% in the SES levels.

The Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan are the superannuation funds for 89.1% of the APS workforce in 2013. Only 5.1% of APS employees were members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, down from 5.6% in 2012, with approximately 34.5% of them aged 55 years or over. However these members represent a significant proportion of the SES workforce: 23.8% at the SES 1 level, 34.7% at the SES 2 level and 38.7% at the SES 3 level.

Women’s median Base Salary as a proportion of men’s median Base Salary is between 96.1% at the APS 1 classification to 100.4% at the APS 3 classification. With the exception of the APS 1 and Graduate APS classifications, women’s median Base Salary is within 1% of men’s median Base Salary for all classifications.

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Table 1.1: Median key remuneration components summary

Executive Summary

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Graduate 60871 6.9 69966 6.5 69966 6.5

APS 1 45263 3.0 53349 4.6 53428 4.0

APS 2 54588 3.0 63580 2.5 64635 3.4

APS 3 61512 3.1 71951 3.8 72514 3.8

APS 4 69038 3.2 79902 3.0 81018 3.8

APS 5 74331 2.5 86826 3.1 87394 3.0

APS 6 86844 2.8 101429 3.2 101849 3.0

EL 1 108013 3.0 126019 3.1 127068 3.0

EL 2 133777 2.5 157033 3.1 158519 3.0

SES 1 178330 3.7 235706 3.2 236576 2.7

SES 2 229949 3.9 294968 3.3 297195 2.9

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Base Salary median movement

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2012 to 2013Total Reward (TR)

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Source: Tables 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4

Note: Base Salary is the full time annualised salary, Total Remuneration Package (TRP) is Base Salary plus benefits, and Total Reward is TRP plus bonuses. For definitions see Appendix A.2.


Figure 1.1: Percentage change in median Base Salary by classification

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Figure 1.2: Percentage change in median Total Remuneration Package by classification

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Figure 1.3: Percentage change in median Total Reward by classification

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2. Key remuneration components

The key remuneration components reported in this section are Base Salary, Total Remuneration Package (Base Salary plus benefits), and Total Reward (Total Remuneration Package plus bonuses). To gain a complete understanding of APS remuneration, all elements of the key remuneration components need to be considered. The Total Reward provides the most complete overall remuneration information as it is made up of Base Salary and Total Remuneration Packages, as component parts.

2.1 Base Salary

The term Base Salary describes the full-time annualised salary paid to an employee. It includes salary sacrifice amounts (including pre-tax employee superannuation contributions made by salary sacrifice) and excludes bonuses and other benefits.

The median Base Salary movement for all APS classifications from 2012 to 2013 was 3.0%.

The non-SES classifications median Base Salary increased by 2.9% and the SES classifications median Base Salary increased by 3.8% from 2012 to 2013.

Table 2.1 provides 2012 and 2013 Base Salary movement. The greatest increase in median Base Salary was at the Graduate classification with a 6.9% increase. This increase was caused by a shift in the median due to a reduction in the number of graduates in a large agency whose base salary sat below the 2012 median. Generally, the Graduate classification only applies to an employee for one year, so Graduates from one Report to the next are not the same employees - that is, individual Graduates did not receive a 6.9% increase in salary.

The APS 5 and EL 2 classifications had the lowest median movement from 2012 to 2013, both with 2.5%.

The result of low employee mobility over the last few years is that a large proportion of APS employees are remaining at the same classification in the same agency. When employees remain at the same classification for long periods, they are likely to have reached the top of the salary scale for their classification. This is underpins the general trend in the value of the median base salary at the non-SES classification levels being close to the third quartile value.

The SES 3 classification was the only classification that reported a reduction in the value of the 95th percentile in 2013 compared with 2012.

Figure 2.1: Median Base Salary by classification

Source: Table 2.1


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Figure 2.2: Base Salary range by classification: Graduate to EL 1

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Note: Refer to Section 7 (remuneration findings by classification) for the minimum and maximum values for each classification.Note: Refer to Appendix A.2 for notes on interpreting box plots.


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Table 2.1: Base Salary by classification

Source: 2012 and 2013 APS Remuneration Reports


Classification 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 change 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 changen n $ $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ $ $ %

Graduate 1649 1346 52327 53652 55606 57513 56944 60871 6.9 61036 63236 63443 65029 57860 60065 3.8

APS 1 1197 1164 35812 36886 39722 42334 43944 45263 3.0 46807 48533 48241 49697 43197 45066 4.3

APS 2 3731 3544 47077 49009 50758 52291 52998 54588 3.0 53752 55096 54780 56435 52142 53752 3.1

APS 3 18743 17548 53623 55251 56683 59318 59677 61512 3.1 60671 62492 60755 62560 58475 60492 3.4

APS 4 30279 29656 60811 63058 64285 66977 66923 69038 3.2 67222 69239 68088 70144 65736 67995 3.4

APS 5 21268 21191 67592 69185 70511 72806 72487 74331 2.5 73017 75208 74167 76407 71688 73885 3.1

APS 6 32527 32468 75543 78054 80220 84318 84478 86844 2.8 85669 88867 86779 89400 83098 85954 3.4

EL 1 28355 28117 95865 99769 101366 105362 104825 108013 3.0 105607 108796 112933 115655 104090 107410 3.2

EL 2 13146 13050 115390 120325 125608 129878 130460 133777 2.5 133647 137188 146676 151097 130967 135236 3.3

SES 1 2022 1939 149703 155035 165555 171348 172000 178330 3.7 185032 191220 205897 211383 175057 181571 3.7

SES 2 579 564 193846 201000 214596 221580 221266 229949 3.9 235746 243841 260116 267920 225174 233479 3.7

SES 3 126 119 251534 266855 276298 287350 282931 300000 6.0 314356 323787 412492 389949 301639 310606 3.0

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2.2 Total Remuneration Package

Total Remuneration Package (TRP) includes Base Salary plus: agency superannuation contribution; motor vehicle cost /Executive Vehicle Scheme or cash in lieu of

motor vehicle; motor vehicle parking; and any other benefits and supplementary payments.

In essence, TRP covers Base Salary plus benefits. It excludes bonuses, as defined in Total Reward (see definitions in Appendix A.2), shift and overtime payments.

The average movement in median TRP across all classifications from 2012 to 2013 was 3.2%.

The non-SES classifications median TRP increased by 3.2%, and SES classifications median TRP increased by 3.3%.

The Graduate classification saw the greatest increase in median TRP with a 6.5% increase from 2012. The key contributor is the increase in median Base Salary of 6.9% (see explanation in section 2.1). The second greatest increase was 4.6% and was recorded at both the APS 1 and SES 3 classifications.

The lowest median TRP increase was recorded at the APS 2 classification; increasing 2.5% from 2012 to 2013.

As demonstrated in Table 3.1, Base Salary makes up around 85% of the Total Reward received by employees at the non-SES classifications. The key benefit received by non-SES employees in these classifications is the employer superannuation contribution which is primarily calculated on base salary. Hence the main contributor to TRP movement is Base Salary movement.

Figure 2.4: Median Total Remuneration Package by classification

Source: Table 2.2

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Figure 2.6: Total Remuneration Package range by classification: EL and SES

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Table 2.2: Total Remuneration Package by classification




Graduate 1649 1346 60405 61914 64746 66370 65668 69966 6.5 70331 72974 73342 75469 66769 69316 3.8

APS 1 1197 1164 41184 43057 46291 48940 51024 53349 4.6 54352 56099 57827 58810 50273 52613 4.7

APS 2 3731 3544 54577 56556 58653 60826 62025 63580 2.5 63300 65110 66104 67461 61032 62891 3.0

APS 3 18743 17548 61650 63859 65558 68982 69329 71951 3.8 71254 73625 75066 76953 68601 71094 3.6

APS 4 30279 29656 70043 72929 74162 77478 77602 79902 3.0 79120 81771 81704 83549 76774 79587 3.7

APS 5 21268 21191 77743 79878 81633 84657 84226 86826 3.1 86196 88821 89417 91911 83991 86683 3.2

APS 6 32527 32468 86930 90509 93274 97919 98247 101429 3.2 101390 104895 105285 108075 97418 100831 3.5

EL 1 28355 28117 110755 115275 118616 123031 122181 126019 3.1 125507 127792 133098 137707 122156 126258 3.4

EL 2 13146 13050 134180 140094 146666 152176 152371 157033 3.1 158898 164358 177270 182600 154732 159962 3.4

SES 1 2022 1939 198694 204957 217353 224320 228312 235706 3.2 238681 246891 254868 264378 227984 235935 3.5

SES 2 579 565 247460 259038 274671 281905 285608 294968 3.3 298851 310356 323032 337475 286563 296103 3.3

SES 3 126 119 329894 340330 350291 361082 362950 379486 4.6 392127 401289 502819 482827 376457 387012 2.8

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Total Remuneration Package movements by agency

Table 2.3 provides information on the median movement of the Total Remuneration Package (TRP) at each classification by agency. Agency TRP is used rather than Base Salary or Total Reward, as it covers the two most significant elements of APS remuneration: Base Salary and the employer superannuation contribution.

For a calculation to be made, an agency must have employees substantively at a classification level in both 2012 and 2013. As a result, the number of agencies for each classification will vary.

Table 2.3 shows the agency TRP median movement from 2012 to 2013 tended to be in the range of 2 and 4%. This is lower than the 2011 to 2012 agency TRP median movement which was in the ‘4 and less than 6%’ range.

The reduction between the two year results is likely to be influenced by an increasing period of slowing employee mobility. By slowing employee mobility, a higher proportion of employees have reached the top of their pay range. As a result, fewer agency median movements are being affected by salary advancement within a salary span in addition to any general pay increase. When employee mobility rates increase, this trend is likely to be reversed.


Table 2.3: Remuneration movements (per cent change) of median TRP from 2012 to 2013 by agency


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2.3 Total Reward

Total Reward is the sum of the Total Remuneration Package plus bonuses. Bonuses include individual performance, retention and productivity bonuses as well as whole-of-agency or group bonuses. Median performance bonuses in 2013 ranged from $1,235 at the APS 1-4 classifications to $29,157 at the SES 3 classification.

The overall movement in median Total Reward across all classifications from 2012 to 2013 was 3.3%.

From 2012 to 2013, the non-SES median Total Reward increased by 3.3%, and the SES median Total Reward increased by 2.8%.

Consistent with TRP, the Graduate classification saw the greatest increase in median Total Reward with an increase of 6.5% from 2012. This is a reflection of the increase in median Base Salary (see explanation at Section 2.1: Base Salary).

The SES 3 classification recorded the second highest increase in median change in Total Reward with an increase of 4.5%. It was the only classification that reported a reduction in any measure, at the 95th percentile. This classification also reported the lowest average increase of 2.4%.

The SES 1 classification received the lowest increase in median change in Total Reward of 2.7%. This reflects the repackaging and closure of a performance bonus arrangement in an agency large enough to influence the median.

Figure 2.7: Median Total Reward by classification

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Figure 2.8: Total Reward range by classification: Graduate to EL 1

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Graduate 1649 1346 60405 61914 64942 66370 65713 69966 6.5 70691 72974 74110 75593 66838 69371 3.8

APS 1 1197 1164 41345 43057 46721 48940 51352 53428 4.0 54586 56863 58687 59718 50677 52940 4.5

APS 2 3731 3544 54634 56611 59054 61124 62514 64635 3.4 64272 65921 66837 68211 61581 63531 3.2

APS 3 18743 17548 61818 63940 65747 69101 69829 72514 3.8 71754 74386 76104 78138 69047 71628 3.7

APS 4 30279 29656 70227 73077 74434 77978 78041 81018 3.8 79620 82921 82415 84416 77242 80255 3.9

APS 5 21268 21191 77801 79954 81772 85001 84867 87394 3.0 86803 89629 90269 92696 84503 87233 3.2

APS 6 32527 32468 87293 90789 93538 98180 98906 101849 3.0 102153 105815 106323 108927 98051 101487 3.5

EL 1 28355 28117 111095 115539 119014 123421 123333 127068 3.0 126774 128985 134445 138965 123029 127092 3.3

EL 2 13146 13050 134381 140481 147591 153177 153829 158519 3.0 161017 166623 180576 186791 156800 162001 3.3

SES 1 2022 1939 199881 206991 218974 225669 230406 236576 2.7 243497 249661 263298 267722 231160 237530 2.8

SES 2 579 565 250224 263088 277363 284069 288715 297195 2.9 303543 312197 331872 338831 292200 300255 2.8

SES 3 126 119 329957 340330 353300 363787 366401 382817 4.5 394637 405194 502819 482827 384488 393588 2.4

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Detailed findings

3. Features of key remuneration components

3.1 Comparison of key remuneration components by classification

The comparison of the different components of the whole remuneration package provides an understanding of the contribution that each component makes to the whole.

Table 3.1 provides data on the makeup of remuneration paid across all classifications. It provides the proportion that Base Salary, benefits and bonuses makes on remuneration as a whole.

For all classifications the largest component of remuneration apart from Base Salary is the employer superannuation contribution.

Across the non-SES classifications, the Base Salary makes up between 84.4% and 87.0% of the remuneration received by employees. The TRP component makes up between 13.0% at the Graduate classification and 15.1% at the APS 1 level: most of which is the employer superannuation contribution.

At the SES level, the benefits component provides a greater contribution to the whole remuneration package compared to the non-SES classifications, varying from 20.8% at the SES 3 classification to 24.3% at the SES 1 classification. The benefits component is primarily composed of the employer superannuation contribution and motor vehicle benefits.

Bonus payments continue to make up only a minor part of the whole remuneration package. The use of performance bonus arrangements has continued to decline. Bonuses only contribute to between 0.4% and 0.9% of all remuneration received in the SES classifications and up to 1.6% for the non-SES classifications.

Further information on the breakdown of Base Salary, TRP, and Total Reward can be found in Section 7: Remuneration Findings by Classification.


Table 3.1: Median Base Salary, TRP and TR by classification

Source: 2013 APS Remuneration Report


$ % $ % $ %

Graduate 60871 87.0 9095 13.0 0 0.0

APS 1 45263 84.7 8086 15.1 79 0.1

APS 2 54588 84.5 8992 13.9 1055 1.6

APS 3 61512 84.8 10439 14.4 563 0.8

APS 4 69038 85.2 10864 13.4 1116 1.4

APS 5 74331 85.1 12495 14.3 568 0.6

APS 6 86844 85.3 14585 14.3 420 0.4

EL 1 108013 85.0 18006 14.2 1049 0.8

EL 2 133777 84.4 23256 14.7 1486 0.9

SES 1 178330 75.4 57376 24.3 870 0.4

SES 2 229949 77.4 65019 21.9 2227 0.7

SES 3 300000 78.4 79486 20.8 3331 0.9

ClassificationBase salary component of TR TRP component of TR TR component of TR

3.2 Motor vehicle allowances

The motor vehicle cost is the annualised cost of a motor vehicle for which the employee was able to use for private use. This includes the provision of a motor vehicle, running costs, insurance, repairs, maintenance and any fringe benefits tax payable. Cash-in-lieu of a vehicle is the total paid to an employee where they opted for cash instead of a motor vehicle provided for private use. Table 3.2 combines these allowances by classification.

Consistent with previous years, the use of motor vehicle allowances or cash in-lieu of motor vehicle allowances in 2013 was low in the non-SES classifications. The highest use of motor vehicle allowances at these classifications was at the EL 2 classification with 2.4% of employees receiving a benefit; all other classifications were at or below 0.3%.

There was a very small proportion of APS 3 to APS 6 employees who received a motor vehicle benefit in 2013. These employees tend to work with out-reach programs requiring a significant amount of driving from site to site on daily basis to enable them to undertake their duties. These vehicles are available for private use and hence are included in the data.

At non-SES classifications, there was no change in the usage of motor vehicle allowances. That is, the proportion of the total non-SES employees as a whole who received an allowance showed no change from last year.

At the SES classifications, the number of employees who received a motor vehicle benefit decreased from 2,110 SES employees in 2012 to 1,953 in 2013. There was a reduction in the proportion of SES employees who received some form of motor vehicle related allowance with 77.4% in 2012, to 74.5% in 2013.

Both the median and average amounts paid for motor vehicle benefits increased for all SES classifications. The median increases were $42 for SES Band 1, $72 for SES Band 2, and $646 for SES Band 3.


Table 3.2: Motor vehicle cost or cash in lieu by classification


Note: This allowance includes annualised total cost of motor vehicle for which the employee was able to use the motor vehicle for private use (include provision, running costs, insurance, repairs, maintenance, and any FBT payable) or the total paid to an employee where they opted for cash instead of a motor vehicle provided for private use.


Total employees

Employees with

allowance

Proportion who

received allowance

P5 Q1 Median Q3 P95 Average

n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 0 0.0 . . . . . .

APS 1 1164 0 0.0 . . . . . .

APS 2 3544 0 0.0 . . . . . .

APS 3 17548 56 0.3 7454 10204 11816 12929 16995 11861

APS 4 29656 32 0.1 8806 11083 11969 13529 17782 12425

APS 5 21191 30 0.1 9221 10154 11539 12520 16482 11558

APS 6 32468 19 0.1 7729 8784 12165 14168 18134 12008

EL 1 28117 25 0.1 5797 9955 11793 14987 22754 13822

EL 2 13050 308 2.4 5641 17000 20484 25000 26000 19498

SES 1 1939 1466 75.6 17252 25000 25250 27522 31000 25139

SES 2 565 405 71.7 13059 25000 27000 28000 33000 25745

SES 3 119 82 68.9 17280 27306 28646 30650 35000 28211

Total 150707 2423 1.6

Classification

3.3 Performance bonus

Performance bonuses may be available to APS employees through an enterprise agreement or other employment instrument, for example a Common Law Contract. The availability, eligibility and amounts vary across agencies. While performance is also recognised through other mechanisms such as salary or incremental advancement (which is reflected in Base Salary movement) this section reports only on performance bonus payments.

There were 22,055 employees (14.9%) of the non-SES workforce, and 331 (12.6%) of the SES workforce who received a performance bonus in 2013.

The proportion of employees who received performance bonuses varied across the non-SES classification levels from 0.0 % at the Graduate level to 25.0% at the EL 2 classification.

There has been an increase in the number of non-SES employees receiving a bonus compared with the last report. his is due to increasing numbers of employees reaching the top of the salary range for their classification, in agencies with an enterprise agreement that provides a performance bonus at the top of the range, in lieu of salary advancement.

Due to the low proportion of use of performance bonuses at the non-SES classifications, the figures at these classifications have been dominated by a single large agency with a high proportion of their workforce at the top of their classifications’ salary ranges, and an enterprise agreement that provides for a bonus payment in lieu of salary advancement.

The proportion of SES employees who received a performance bonus in 2013 dropped noticeably when compared to 2012, as can be seen in Table 3.3 below. The ceasing of a performance bonus arrangement in an agency large enough to affect the proportions has had a significant effect on these figures. That agency rolled the averaged value of the performance bonus arrangement into base Salary.

Both the median and average performance bonus values increased across all SES classifications between 2012 and 2013.

Table 3.3: SES performance bonuses (median and average) 2012 and 2013



2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013% % $ $ $ $

SES 1 31 12 8519 10455 9854 11800

SES 2 27 13 14505 20996 19895 31791

SES 3 25 13 19997 29157 28871 48771

Proportion who received bonus

Median performance bonuses

Average performance bonuses

Band

Table 3.4: Performance bonus by classification


Note: This allowance captures the sum of performance bonuses actually paid to employees for the calendar year of 2013.


Total employees

Employees with bonus

Proportion who

received bonus


n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 0 0.0 . . . . . .

APS 1 1164 106 9.1 906 1235 1235 1235 1235 1185

APS 2 3544 841 23.7 867 1235 1235 1235 1235 1199

APS 3 17548 2648 15.1 723 1235 1235 1337 2573 1318

APS 4 29656 1636 5.5 593 1235 1235 1235 3332 1307

APS 5 21191 3828 18.1 856 1268 1268 1459 1632 1449

APS 6 32468 4680 14.4 1061 1478 1478 1692 4261 1826

EL 1 28117 5057 18.0 1334 1844 1844 2118 5895 2416

EL 2 13050 3259 25.0 2002 2279 2571 6426 15662 6518

SES 1 1939 242 12.5 3101 7615 10455 15965 23175 11800

SES 2 565 73 12.9 4048 12000 20996 23621 36635 31791

SES 3 119 16 13.4 3941 22752 29157 32857 400718 48771

Total 150707 22386 14.9

Classification

3.4 Superannuation

The median employer superannuation contribution for Graduate to EL 2 classifications in 2013 was between 15.4% and 17.1% of the employee’s base salary.

Table 3.6 ‘Number of employees by superannuation fund and age group’ provides important information for workforce planning. Due to the nature of the scheme, the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) may provide a disincentive for its members to work beyond 55 years of age in some circumstances.

APS employee superannuation fund membership has been reported by four categories:

The Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS); The Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS); The Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSap) and ‘Other’.

As the CSS and PSS closed to new members in 1990 and 2005 respectively, there were no APS employees in the CSS from 35–39 years of age and below, and the under 20 years of age category in the PSS.

There were 74,324 APS employees, or 49.3% of the APS workforce, in the PSS and 59,932 employees, or 39.8% of the workforce, in the PSSap. There has been a slight reduction since last year in the proportion of employees in the CSS and PSS with a corresponding increase in proportion of employees in the PSSap.

Figure 3.1 provides information on the proportional distribution of superannuation scheme membership by classification. As a general trend, the PSSap membership decreases as the classification increases reflecting this as the ‘choice’ fund in the APS since 2005. Conversely, the

proportion of employees in the CSS are higher at higher classifications reflecting employees who have been in the service for longer.

Only 5.1% of APS employees were members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, down from 5.6% in 2012 with approximately 34.5% of them aged 55 years or over. These members represent a significant proportion of the SES workforce: 23.8% at the SES 1 level, 34.7% at the SES 2 level and 38.7% of the SES 3 level.

A high employer superannuation contribution (compared to base salary) can be the result of several things: a higher salary for superannuation purposes, an employee performing an eligible period of higher duties when their superannuation was calculated, and annualising superannuation paid fortnightly based on ordinary time earnings for a fortnight with a large amount of shift work or overtime. Data is shown in Table 3.7.

Figure 3.1: Superannuation by classification


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20

40

60

80

100

Per c

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CSS PSS

PSSap Other

Source: Table 3.7


Table 3.5: Number of employees by superannuation fund and classification



n % n % n % n %

Graduate . . 5 0.4 1185 88.0 156 11.6

APS 1 40 3.4 215 18.5 739 63.5 170 14.6

APS 2 109 3.1 1493 42.1 1604 45.3 338 9.5

APS 3 382 2.2 6495 37.0 9450 53.9 1203 6.9

APS 4 653 2.2 13676 46.1 13811 46.6 1501 5.1

APS 5 715 3.4 9473 44.7 9701 45.8 1297 6.1

APS 6 1426 4.4 15888 48.9 13138 40.5 2011 6.2

EL 1 1928 6.9 16937 60.2 7920 28.2 1330 4.7

EL 2 1677 12.9 8569 65.7 2158 16.5 645 4.9

SES 1 462 23.8 1248 64.4 159 8.2 70 3.6

SES 2 196 34.7 277 49.0 55 9.7 37 6.6

SES 3 46 38.7 48 40.3 12 10.1 13 10.9

Total 7634 5.1 74324 49.3 59932 39.8 8771 5.8

Classification CSS PSS PSSap Other

Table 3.6: Number of employees by superannuation fund and age group



n % n % n % n %

Under 20 . . . . 155 92.8 12 7.2

20-24 . . 1 0.0 3890 90.0 431 10.0

25-29 . . 455 2.9 13524 87.5 1466 9.5

30-34 . . 5643 28.2 13000 64.9 1374 6.9

35-39 . . 10759 53.4 8295 41.2 1081 5.4

40-44 242 1.1 13796 63.4 6721 30.9 1009 4.6

45-49 1600 7.4 13859 64.4 5143 23.9 923 4.3

50-54 3155 13.8 14375 63.0 4332 19.0 966 4.2

55-59 1590 10.6 9760 64.8 2903 19.3 811 5.4

60 and over 1047 11.2 5676 60.4 1969 21.0 698 7.4

Total 7634 5.1 74324 49.3 59932 39.8 8771 5.8

Classification CSS PSS PSSap Other

Table 3.7: Employer superannuation contribution as a proportion of Base Salary by classification



Classification 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013n n % % % % % % % % % % % %

Graduate 1649 1346 13.4 13.6 15.0 15.0 15.4 15.4 15.6 15.6 17.6 17.2 15.4 15.3

APS 1 1197 1164 14.2 14.4 15.4 15.4 15.6 15.6 17.0 18.0 21.8 21.3 16.3 16.7

APS 2 3731 3544 14.6 14.7 15.4 15.4 16.3 16.4 18.4 17.9 21.4 21.0 17.0 16.9

APS 3 18743 17548 14.2 14.7 15.4 15.4 15.8 16.0 19.1 18.2 23.8 24.2 17.2 17.4

APS 4 30279 29656 14.2 14.9 15.4 15.4 16.3 16.6 17.7 18.1 20.9 20.5 16.7 17.0

APS 5 21268 21191 14.2 14.6 15.4 15.4 16.3 16.4 18.5 18.2 22.1 22.5 17.0 17.2

APS 6 32527 32468 14.2 14.5 15.4 15.4 16.3 17.0 18.8 18.1 21.4 21.4 17.0 17.1

EL 1 28355 28117 14.4 14.6 15.4 15.4 16.8 17.1 18.8 18.5 20.8 21.2 17.1 17.3

EL 2 13146 13050 14.4 14.7 15.4 15.6 17.2 16.8 18.6 18.4 20.8 21.6 17.2 17.3

SES 1 2022 1939 14.1 14.9 16.1 16.4 17.8 17.8 19.2 19.9 22.5 23.0 17.9 18.2

SES 2 579 564 13.8 14.4 15.5 15.8 17.7 17.8 19.5 20.0 23.0 23.2 17.9 18.2

SES 3 126 119 12.9 11.8 15.4 15.4 18.0 18.2 19.6 20.0 22.0 23.0 17.5 17.7

Employees Q1 Median Q3 AverageP5 P95

Table 3.8: Employer superannuation contribution by classification



Employees P5 Q1 Median Q3 P95 Average

n $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 8143 8703 9016 9738 10734 9186

APS 1 1164 5665 6718 7362 8357 10306 7537

APS 2 3544 7402 8133 8743 9947 11516 9081

APS 3 17548 8306 9235 9758 11311 14933 10538

APS 4 29656 9559 10366 11184 12532 14087 11542

APS 5 21191 10416 11277 12106 13726 16705 12702

APS 6 32468 11785 13079 14579 16017 18774 14739

EL 1 28117 14873 16690 18413 19695 23611 18547

EL 2 13050 18389 20989 22718 25081 30130 23415

SES 1 1939 24917 29046 32100 36105 43936 33007

SES 2 565 31097 36757 41014 46863 56542 42162

SES 3 119 37585 48302 54699 60976 75302 54530

Classification

4. Payments in addition to key remuneration components

The following section provides information on payments that are not discussed in the preceding sections on Base Salary, Total Remuneration Package or Total Reward. They are reflective of situations outside the standard parameters and include remuneration data for taking on higher or additional duties and payments specific for geographical locations and particular hardship.

4.1 Acting classification

The data on acting classification salary is a snapshot of employees on duties at a higher or lower classification group for a consecutive period of 90 days or more as at 31 December 2013. That is, the employee had been performing acting duties ongoing since at least 3 October 2013.

Acting classification salary has not been included in any of the key remuneration component reporting. Note that acting duties may be performed with payment for shorter periods, but this information has not been collected.

There were 9,354 employees, or 6.2% of the workforce, reported to be acting on temporary assignment to a different classification level and had been performing the acting duties for at least 3 months or more. This has reduced from 2012 when 10,188 employees, or 6.6% of the workforce, were reported to be acting on temporary assignment to a different classification level.

The values shown in Table 4.1 are the salaries paid to employees undertaking acting duties. The median values, when compared with the Base Salary Table 2.1 shows that the acting salaries tend to be between the 5th percentile and Q1 values. It demonstrates that employees undertaking higher duties tend to receive salaries at or near the bottom of the higher classification salary range.

Table 4.2 shows the number of APS employees who were performing acting duties by the acting level and their substantive classification. This table also provides data on employees on temporary assignment at a lower classification level to their base classification.


Table 4.1: Acting classification salary by acting classification


Note: For the purposes of the APS Remuneration Report an employee was only reported as acting if they have been on temporary assignment to a higher or lower classification group for a continuous period of 90 days or more on or crossing 31 December 2013 (i.e. since October 3). This table includes data on employees acting more than one classification above or below their base classification (for further detail see Table 4.2). The values of acting classification salary are all annualised values.


Employees Employees Employeesat level acting acting

n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 0 0.0 . . . . . .

APS 1 1164 1 0.1 48533 48533 48533 48533 48533 48533

APS 2 3544 25 0.7 49009 50580 50892 53225 54564 51753

APS 3 17548 211 1.2 54349 55825 57965 59470 62492 57765

APS 4 29656 980 3.3 60452 62493 64605 66904 69239 64729

APS 5 21191 1969 9.3 67189 69238 71863 73360 75208 71429

APS 6 32468 2703 8.3 74321 77067 79517 82890 86943 79868

EL 1 28117 2162 7.7 92801 96084 99357 103131 108687 99511

EL 2 13050 1051 8.1 111559 114070 119054 123314 132809 120048

SES 1 1939 207 10.7 146277 151933 161723 171651 209299 168051

SES 2 564 39 6.9 184037 207097 216093 224071 259114 217283

SES 3 119 6 5.0 256791 267631 280625 290949 318000 282437

Total 150706 9354 6.2

Q3 P95 AverageActing classification

P5 Q1 Median

Table 4.2: Acting classification by base classification—number of employees


Note: For the purposes of the APS Remuneration Report an employee was only reported as acting if they have been on temporary assignment to a higher or lower classification group for a continuous period of 90 days or more on or crossing 31 December 2013 (i.e. since October 3).


Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3

Graduate . . . . . . . . . . . .

APS 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . .

APS 2 . 24 . . 1 . . . . . . .

APS 3 . 31 175 . 2 3 . . . . . .

APS 4 1 19 132 793 . 32 3 . . . . .

APS 5 6 2 15 378 1563 . 5 . . . . .

APS 6 1 1 6 107 720 1814 . 54 . . . .

EL 1 . . . 1 30 104 2004 . 23 . . .

EL 2 . . . . 1 1 23 1023 . 2 1 .

SES 1 . . . . . . . . 205 . 2 .

SES 2 . . . . . . . . 2 36 . 1

SES 3 . . . . . . . . . 1 5 .

Acting classification Base classification

4.2 Geographic/locality allowance

Table 4.3 provides data for a cluster of allowances, variously described across agency enterprise agreements, which relate to a particular locality or geographical region. Examples of such allowances include: disturbance allowance, district allowance, remote localities assistance, leave fare and overseas allowance. It excludes disability related allowances such as location-specific hardship allowances: see Section 4.3.

For all classifications, 6.1% of APS employees received a geographic or locality allowance in 2013; 8.0% of the SES workforce and 6.1% of the non-SES workforce.

From Table 4.3 the classifications with the highest proportion of employees receiving a geographic/locality allowance in 2013 were the Graduate and APS 3 classifications. This is consistent with 2012 findings. The EL 2 and APS 4 classifications had the lowest proportion of employees in receipt of geographic/locality allowances.

The Graduate and APS 3 classifications had the lowest median of allowances received, with the SES 3 classification with the highest median.

Compared with 2012 figures, the median amount paid in geographic/locality allowances decreased for 4 of the classifications, and the average payment decreased for 6.


Table 4.3: Geographic/locality allowance by classification


Note: Examples of a geographic/locality allowance include but is not limited to: child, cost of living, district, disturbance/relocation, geographical rent assistance, isolated establishment allowance (IEA), leave fare, post, posting termination compensation, remote localities assistance, remote locality dependent, rent subsidy and overseas allowances.


Total employees

Employees with

allowance

Proportion who

received allowance


n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 228 16.9 210 519 529 1299 5000 1369

APS 1 1164 73 6.3 304 1292 2975 6870 14869 4827

APS 2 3544 217 6.1 720 1595 3765 4961 14021 4948

APS 3 17548 2516 14.3 557 1022 1113 1745 11464 2852

APS 4 29656 1175 4.0 331 1015 2506 6343 13934 4366

APS 5 21191 1787 8.4 321 1085 1642 5522 18416 4668

APS 6 32468 1321 4.1 252 1108 2268 6703 23957 6190

EL 1 28117 1146 4.1 389 1642 5938 20054 53346 14292

EL 2 13050 509 3.9 529 2323 10475 36445 74225 22261

SES 1 1939 154 7.9 972 11799 35526 50430 101956 38530

SES 2 565 43 7.6 1215 9024 40988 60109 80278 36901

SES 3 119 12 10.1 441 19148 46071 64196 100754 43837

Total 150707 9181 6.1

Classification

4.3 Disability allowance

Disability related allowances are intended to address specific instances where an employee may need to work in circumstances where they are subject to specific discomforts and/or difficulties. These allowances may be applied for situations both within Australia and overseas and may be location and/or duty specific. Examples of disability allowances include, but are not limited to: duty at sea, hardship, inspection certifying dangerous goods, marine crew accommodation, self-contained breathing apparatus, south ocean operations training and working conditions allowances.

In 2013, 3.8% of APS employees received a disability allowance.

Table 4.4 shows that, except for Graduates, non-SES classifications have lower proportions of employees in receipt of disability allowances compared to SES. Excluding Graduates, the proportion of employees in non-SES classifications that received such an allowance ranged from 1.4% of APS 1 employees to 5.1% of the APS 5 workforce. In contrast, the SES levels ranged from 5.9% of SES 1 employees to 7.6% of the SES 3 workforce.

Although they had the highest proportion receiving a disability allowance, Graduate employees received the lowest median disability allowance of $530. The highest median disability allowance of $42,096 was at the SES 3 classification.

Particular hardship locations, including overseas, have contributed significantly to the amounts paid.


Table 4.4: Disability allowance by classification


Note: Examples of disability allowances includes but is not limited to: site, hardship: Antarctic, attraction, diving, duty at sea, field work, flying disability, hardship, inspection certifying dangerous goods, magazine (ammunition), marine crew accommodation, multiple division site, self-contained breathing apparatus, site, sleepover, Southern Ocean deployability, Southern Ocean operations training, spray equipment operation, task loading, wharf allowance, and working conditions allowances.


Total employees

Employees with

allowance

Proportion who

received allowance


n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 103 7.7 14 100 530 7735 10321 3429

APS 1 1164 16 1.4 19 212 999 2072 2687 1179

APS 2 3544 65 1.8 30 288 2450 3145 18792 3495

APS 3 17548 879 5.0 56 498 1917 17910 44038 11538

APS 4 29656 824 2.8 16 141 1109 3717 18074 4224

APS 5 21191 1076 5.1 20 361 2459 12097 51139 11680

APS 6 32468 1213 3.7 16 157 2054 10238 58374 11467

EL 1 28117 1009 3.6 22 749 9448 42092 88249 24699

EL 2 13050 449 3.4 64 1728 16628 48505 101451 30303

SES 1 1939 115 5.9 1232 23814 41643 78470 119255 53496

SES 2 565 34 6.0 212 22567 35625 53847 95682 39832

SES 3 119 9 7.6 2947 28022 42096 82178 113894 52662

Total 150707 5792 3.8

Classification

4.4 Additional duties/responsibilities allowance

The additional duties/responsibility allowances include, but are not limited to, First Aid Officer, Fire Warden and Workplace Health & Safety Officer allowances. Additional duties data does not include higher duties or partial higher duties. For information on higher duties, see Section 4.1.

The classifications which tend to have additional duties that attract an allowance are at the APS 5, APS 3 and APS 6 levels, in order of the classification with the highest proportion of employees who received such an allowance. The non-SES classifications with the lowest proportion of employees who received additional duties allowance in 2013 were the Graduate and EL 2 classifications.

The proportion of the whole workforce that received an additional duties allowance in 2013 has remained unchanged from 2012.

The additional duties at the SES classifications are a reflection of the need in some agencies for SES level employees to be available at all times to take on additional duties at times of crisis. This is more likely to occur in agencies with a presence overseas.

The median amounts paid were generally consistent across all non-SES classifications. This may be a reflection of enterprise agreement provisions providing allowances of similar value for the additional duties, based on the duty not the classifications. The range of amounts paid for an additional duty varies depending on the nature of the additional duty. For example First Aid Officer and Fire Warden duties attract a lesser amount compared to Use of Force allowance. However First Aid Officer and Fire Warden duties are more numerous and hence represent the values at P5, Q1, median and Q3 in Table 4.5.

The average amounts paid reduced in 2013 compared with 2012 across all classifications except for Graduates and APS 4.


Table 4.5: Additional duties/responsibilities allowance by classification


Note: Examples of an additional duties/responsibilities allowance includes, but is not limited to: first aid, warden, supervisory, Fire Warden, Occupational Health and Safety Representative, patent examiner translation, special duties, use of force, Workplace Harassment Contact Officer, workplace responsibility, workplace support allowance.


Total employees

Employees with

allowance

Proportion who

received allowance


n n % $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 3 0.2 320 320 572 702 702 531

APS 1 1164 71 6.1 364 520 520 627 1881 718

APS 2 3544 301 8.5 352 520 576 699 2134 795

APS 3 17548 1769 10.1 314 486 613 1500 2909 1154

APS 4 29656 2590 8.7 314 522 627 627 1255 629

APS 5 21191 2431 11.5 333 520 605 702 2886 852

APS 6 32468 3137 9.7 333 496 605 691 1618 714

EL 1 28117 2244 8.0 333 496 576 676 1226 774

EL 2 13050 704 5.4 364 522 624 930 13983 2540

SES 1 1939 38 2.0 261 522 3392 8595 21855 5893

SES 2 565 10 1.8 454 750 6376 16580 30448 10063

SES 3 119 0 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 150707 13298 8.8

Classification

5. Additional information

The following section provides information on remuneration outcomes by employment instrument, by sex and by employment category.

5.1 Employment instrument

An APS employee may have their terms and conditions set by one of the following primary employment instruments:

Enterprise agreements (EA); Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA); Public Service Act Determinations (s24(1) and (3)) (PSAD); or Common law arrangements (CLA).

A secondary employment instrument, an individual flexibility arrangement (IFA), may be used to vary the terms and conditions of an enterprise agreement subject to the employee being better off overall than they would have if no IFA was agreed to.

Employees in the non-SES classifications are usually employed under an EA with very small numbers at these levels using AWAs, PSADs and CLAs. There has continued to be a slow a reduction in the number of AWAs with only 190 remaining in the APS. There has been in increase in the number of PSADs and CLAs from 2012 to 2013 though the increase for CLAs was very small.

As at 31 December 2013, IFAs were in place for 3,295 APS employees, up from 3,184 in 2012. At the non-SES classifications IFAs were used most commonly at the EL 2 level with 1,806 or 13.8% of EL 2 employees. This has risen from 1,652 reported in 2012.

As shown in Table 5.1, the most commonly used primary employment instrument at the SES levels was a PSAD.

For non-SES classifications, PSADs tended to deliver a lower median Base Salary compared with other employment instruments (shown in Table 5.2). Note that at the non-SES classifications PSADs are used as a short-term interim instrument during periods of structural change, such as machinery of government changes. CLAs provided the highest median salary outcomes at the non-SES classifications, but CLAs are used rarely with EL 2 having the highest use of only 0.4%.

At the SES classifications, Table 5.2 shows there is no pattern as to which instrument provided the highest median value. At SES 1 it was AWAs, SES 2 AWAs, and at the SES 3 classification CLAs provided the highest median Base Salary. There was little difference between the median values provided by AWAs, PSADs and CLAs.

Note: to facilitate the machinery of government (MoG) changes in 2013 after the change of government, an overarching Public Service Act Determination (s24 (3)) was put in place. As this determination, in effect, retained the terms and conditions of the pre-MoG enterprise agreements, employees covered by the determination, have been identified as having an enterprise agreement as their primary employment instrument.


Table 5.1: Proportion of employees by employment instrument and classification


Note: EA = Enterprise AgreementAWA = Australian Workplace AgreementPSAD = Public Service Act Determinations (PS Act s24(1) & s24(3))CLA = Common Law ArrangementIFA = Individual Flexibility Arrangement


n % n % n % n % n %

Graduate 1339 99.5 . . 7 0.5 . . 3 0.2

APS 1 1163 99.9 . . 1 0.1 . . . 0.0

APS 2 3543 100.0 1 0.0 . . . . 6 0.2

APS 3 17519 99.8 . . 24 0.1 5 0.0 23 0.1

APS 4 29621 99.9 1 0.0 24 0.1 10 0.0 90 0.3

APS 5 21083 99.5 5 0.0 89 0.4 14 0.1 135 0.6

APS 6 32313 99.5 8 0.0 125 0.4 22 0.1 371 1.1

EL 1 27857 99.1 20 0.1 173 0.6 67 0.2 859 3.1

EL 2 12787 98.0 39 0.3 168 1.3 56 0.4 1806 13.8

SES 1 15 0.8 69 3.6 1547 79.8 308 15.9 1 0.1

SES 2 7 1.2 37 6.6 429 75.9 92 16.3 1 0.2

SES 3 . . 10 8.4 94 79.0 15 12.6 . 0.0

Total 147247 97.7 190 0.1 2681 1.8 589 0.4 3295 2.2

Primary SecondaryClassification IFAEA AWA PSAD CLA

Table 5.2: Base Salary by primary employment instrument: Graduate to APS 5



Employees P5 Q1 Median Q3 P95n $ $ $ $ $

EA 1339 53652 57450 60871 63236 65338

AWA 0 . . . . .

PSAD 7 62948 62948 62948 62948 62948

CLA 0 . . . . .

EA 1163 36886 42334 45263 48533 49697

AWA 0 . . . . .

PSAD 1 42866 42866 42866 42866 42866

CLA 0 . . . . .

EA 3543 49009 52291 54588 55096 56435

AWA 1 59311 59311 59311 59311 59311

PSAD 0 . . . . .

CLA 0 . . . . .

EA 17519 55251 59318 61512 62492 62560

AWA 0 . . . . .

PSAD 24 56430 58776 58776 59264 62605

CLA 5 60988 60988 62379 62379 65256

EA 29621 63058 66977 69038 69239 70144

AWA 1 79400 79400 79400 79400 79400

PSAD 24 63096 65648 67145 68943 68943

CLA 10 67892 67892 70602 79400 79400

EA 21083 69185 72806 74331 75208 76407

AWA 5 71260 71386 72440 84329 92057

PSAD 89 67774 69218 72458 74451 83787

CLA 14 60229 71808 80550 82437 93578

APS 5

Graduate

APS 1

APS 2

APS 3

APS 4

Employment instrumentBase Salary

Table 5.3: Base Salary by primary employment instrument: APS 6 to SES 3




EA 32313 78070 84318 86844 88867 89400

AWA 8 64031 82785 83451 96515 107310

PSAD 125 76193 83488 85178 86923 89478

CLA 22 62615 84220 95585 98793 110727

EA 27857 99769 105362 108013 108796 115572

AWA 20 102136 104968 111747 168057 211151

PSAD 173 95944 105269 108833 113475 122204

CLA 67 103957 187690 193299 199075 234612

EA 12787 120325 129777 133777 136842 150468

AWA 39 123762 132053 138555 188665 399017

PSAD 168 117732 131477 134890 140677 148759

CLA 56 142314 167855 211979 252731 348624

EA 15 159125 159125 159125 159125 170781

AWA 69 158208 174029 184576 204797 220540

PSAD 1547 154500 170616 177965 191220 207972

CLA 308 155035 172670 181214 197280 212074

EA 7 193953 193953 193953 193953 228797

AWA 37 195123 211851 233300 251943 433834

PSAD 429 201853 222174 229949 241715 266239

CLA 91 195621 214162 230000 252670 267919

EA 0 . . . . .

AWA 10 266855 279501 301399 352984 399040

PSAD 94 259081 287350 297744 325167 388467

CLA 15 284109 288249 310000 317331 553394

SES 2

SES 3

APS 6

EL 1

EL 2

SES 1

Employment instrumentBase Salary

5.2 Remuneration data by sex

This section provides information on the key remuneration components based on sex by classification level. Reporting on this dimension commenced in 2008 and the 2013 Report continues this time series.

Table 5.4 provides data on women’s median base salary as a proportion of men’s Base Salary. In 2013, women’s Base Salary as a proportion of men’s Base Salary was 100% or over at five classifications and varied from 96.1% at the APS 1 classification to 100.4% at the APS 3 level.

There were no significant differences between the sexes across the three key remuneration components: Base Salary, TRP and Total Reward across all classification levels at the median values. Across the 5th to 95th percentiles, the only variation is some deviation towards women at the 5th percentile, and towards men at the 95th percentile at the SES 3 level.

Table 5.4: Median Base Salary and comparison by sex

Source: Table 5.5


Men Women Women as % of Men

Graduate 61288 59773 97.5

APS 1 46790 44969 96.1

APS 2 54588 54588 100.0

APS 3 61275 61512 100.4

APS 4 69038 69239 100.3

APS 5 74331 74451 100.2

APS 6 86844 86844 100.0

EL 1 108291 107970 99.7

EL 2 133905 133014 99.3

SES 1 178500 177500 99.4

SES 2 229949 228711 99.5

SES 3 300700 300000 99.8

Median Base SalaryClassification

Table 5.5: Base Salary by sex




Men 651 53652 57965 61288 63236 65338

Women 695 53652 56718 59773 63236 65029

Men 529 37985 43216 46790 48533 49697

Women 635 36886 41571 44969 48533 48613

Men 1214 48945 52084 54588 55096 56435

Women 2330 49023 52351 54588 55096 56435

Men 6075 55251 59310 61275 61970 62560

Women 11473 55485 59318 61512 62492 62560

Men 9333 62867 66904 69038 69239 70144

Women 20323 63197 67139 69239 69239 70144

Men 8697 69318 72806 74331 75208 76407

Women 12494 69145 72806 74451 75208 76407

Men 14740 78104 84473 86844 88306 89501

Women 17728 78054 83930 86844 89217 89400

Men 14289 100121 105362 108291 108796 115572

Women 13828 98827 105148 107970 108796 115778

Men 7626 120530 130545 133905 137700 151234

Women 5424 119726 128819 133014 136354 147296

Men 1142 156374 173066 178500 191220 214737

Women 797 154500 170224 177500 190983 208500

Men 358 201562 222174 229949 244078 270530

Women 206 198172 217272 228711 242000 267920

Men 84 266855 285074 300700 327885 399040

Women 35 277023 287350 300000 313284 327504

Classification Sex

Graduate

APS1

APS2

EL2

SES 1

SES 2

SES 3

APS3

APS4

APS5

APS6

EL1

Table 5.6: TRP by sex




Men 651 61914 66981 70245 72974 75109

Women 695 61914 66297 69485 72974 75510

Men 529 43716 50151 53959 56875 59288

Women 635 42566 48346 52649 56007 58732

Men 1214 56556 60506 63580 65035 67593

Women 2330 56573 60989 63580 65172 67352

Men 6075 63696 68965 71955 73807 77507

Women 11473 64030 68982 71944 73586 76066

Men 9333 72589 77478 79902 81771 84535

Women 20323 72974 77521 79902 81771 83143

Men 8697 80081 85251 86844 88959 92362

Women 12494 79821 84443 86810 88821 91768

Men 14740 90601 98135 101424 104873 108494

Women 17728 90411 97823 101429 104895 107790

Men 14289 115618 123403 126149 127744 137827

Women 13828 114210 122782 125803 127844 137548

Men 7626 141133 153154 157033 165149 185591

Women 5424 139076 151346 156931 162930 178807

Men 1142 205713 225435 236479 248240 266948

Women 797 204300 223101 234372 245974 260832

Men 359 259756 282934 297067 309484 345108

Women 206 256855 277992 293486 310832 335014

Men 84 330758 359670 378565 407065 485724

Women 35 345095 367076 381528 396677 409380

APS6

EL1

Classification Sex

Graduate

APS3

APS4

APS5

APS1

APS2

EL2

SES 1

SES 2

SES 3

Table 5.7: TR by sex




Men 651 61914 66981 70245 72974 75593

Women 695 61914 66297 69485 72974 75764

Men 529 43716 50151 54203 57334 60175

Women 635 42566 48408 52721 56571 59314

Men 1214 56556 60866 64815 65913 68394

Women 2330 56695 61183 64626 65941 68085

Men 6075 63719 68993 72354 74607 78746

Women 11473 64030 69163 72566 74368 77058

Men 9333 72874 77978 80985 82921 85292

Women 20323 73304 77978 81018 82921 84098

Men 8697 80206 85542 87582 89777 93262

Women 12494 79839 84678 87290 89574 92364

Men 14740 90797 98393 101887 105803 109370

Women 17728 90729 98135 101849 105816 108613

Men 14289 116263 123903 127298 129024 139112

Women 13828 114682 122976 126916 128985 138767

Men 7626 141645 154398 158658 167230 189889

Women 5424 139330 152156 158277 166006 182055

Men 1142 207391 226492 237311 251097 270141

Women 797 206920 224791 235429 247120 263939

Men 359 261576 284706 297353 311388 347316

Women 206 263371 283015 297011 312890 335757

Men 84 330758 360908 382074 407394 485724

Women 35 345095 368196 385899 401289 426194

Sex

Graduate

APS1

APS2

APS3

SES 1

SES 2

SES 3

EL2

Classification

APS4

APS5

APS6

EL1

5.3 Employment category

APS employees may be engaged on either an ongoing or non-ongoing basis. Table 5.8 provides detail on the Base Salary by employment category and classification. Note, casual employees (non-ongoing employed for duties that are irregular or intermittent) have been excluded.

At the non-SES classifications, with the exception of the APS 1 classification, employees were overwhelmingly engaged on an ongoing basis. This is consistent with the Public Service Act 1999 s22(3) that “the usual basis for engagement is as an ongoing APS employee”.

At the APS 1 classification, 70.7% of employees are employed on an ongoing basis. APS 2, 3 and SES 3 have non-ongoing employee populations of between 9.0% and 11.1%. All other classifications have fewer than 4% of employees as non-ongoing

The number of non-ongoing employees reported at 31 December 2013 was lower than 31 December 2012. For official APS population data, please see the APSC snAPShots December 2013 online publication.

The median Base Salary for employees engaged on an ongoing basis was consistently higher than non-ongoing employees with the exception of the SES 1 and 3 classifications. As engagement on a non-ongoing basis is time limited, there is not the same time available for these employees to move up salary spans. Hence the trend of higher median Base Salaries for employees engaged on an on-going basis is not unexpected.


Table 5.8: Base Salary by employment category and classification


Note: OG = Ongoing employees—includes employees who are employed under PS Act s22(2)(a)NOG = Non-ongoing employees—only includes employees who are on specified term/specified task PS Act s22(2)(b). Employees under s22(2)(c), commonly known as casuals,

are excluded.


OG NOG OG NOG OG NOG OG NOG OG NOG OG NOG OG NOG

n n $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 1346 . 53652 . 57513 . 60871 . 63236 . 65029 . 60065 .

APS 1 823 341 38375 36424 44947 39925 47567 44650 48533 44969 49697 46872 46063 42661

APS 2 3197 347 50206 47354 53225 49009 55028 49747 55096 50903 56435 54564 54145 50137

APS 3 15956 1592 56069 53937 59933 54964 61512 56069 62492 58032 62560 61275 60869 56711

APS 4 28765 891 63983 60428 67139 61304 69205 63178 69239 64839 70144 68151 68137 63430

APS 5 20482 709 69395 67312 72806 68948 74331 69699 75208 72856 76407 75252 73993 70740

APS 6 31580 888 78547 74321 84609 77289 86844 81769 88893 86062 89400 89217 86071 81818

EL 1 27400 717 100121 92801 105362 98583 108013 103393 108796 107951 115572 115778 107501 103920

EL 2 12639 411 120325 113950 129878 126787 133777 133777 137188 140471 150691 183891 135165 137428

SES 1 1908 31 155035 155530 171460 161756 178330 182439 191220 193323 211334 220540 181518 184840

SES 2 545 19 201000 208711 221710 218545 229949 224071 244007 233466 267800 300000 233500 232873

SES 3 107 12 266855 244328 286500 287350 300000 333957 320000 370878 371315 408617 308180 332236

Total 144748 5958

AverageEmployees P5

Classification

Q1 Median Q3 P95

6. Historical data

Section 6 provides historical data on the: median Base Salary for all classifications since 2003; percentage change in median Base Salary for all classifications

since 2004; and percentage change in median Total Reward by classification since

2004.

When considering the historical data, changes in methodology over the reported period needs to be taken into account. Prior to 2010 when all agencies were required to provide remuneration data, participation in the APS Remuneration surveys was voluntary. While agency participation rates consistently increased over the decade, the composition of which agencies participated could vary between years. In 2011 the data collection changed from being managed by a private contractor to being the responsibility of the Australian Public Service Commission. Changes in the collection and treatment of data have occurred across the entire period that APS remuneration data has been reported on.

There has been a significant increase in sample size from between 22,000 to 29,000 records reported in the years prior to 2009, to 120,000 records in 2009. In 2011 the Report moved from a sample methodology to census. That is, since 2011 all relevant records submitted have been reported on in the Remuneration Reports.

Over the last decade, median Base Salaries have consistently increased. The greatest increase in median Base Salary was reported in 2009 with increases of 6.4% at the non-SES classifications to 6.2% at the SES and an overall increase of 6.4%. The smallest increase in median Base Salaries was in 2011 with increases of 2.4% at the non-SES classifications and 4.1% at the SES and a 2.5% overall increase.

The greatest increase in median Total Reward was recorded in 2012 with increases of 6.5% at the non-SES classifications, 4.9% at the SES and an overall increase of 6.5%. Consistent with median Base Salaries, the smallest year-to-year increase in median Total Reward was in 2011 with increases of 3.0% at the non-SES classifications, 3.1% at the SES classifications and overall increase of 3.0%.


Figure 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification: Graduate to EL 1, 2004-13

Source: Table 6.1


Graduate

APS 1

APS 2

APS 3

APS 4

APS 5

APS 6

EL 1

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

$

Figure 6.2: Median Base Salary by classification: EL and SES, 2004-13

Source: Table 6.1


EL 1

EL 2

SES 1

SES 2

SES 3

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

$

Table 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification: 2003-13

Source: 2003–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011–2013 APS Remuneration Reports


2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Graduate 38402 40000 41000 43412 45902 49753 51370 53040 55162 56944 60871

APS 1 31471 32893 33935 35371 36040 37371 40659 41148 41151 43944 45263

APS 2 36439 37807 39028 40300 40786 43682 47680 49233 50471 52998 54588

APS 3 40550 42452 43923 45345 46542 49000 52327 54577 56215 59677 61512

APS 4 45688 47301 48944 50833 52812 55343 58949 61299 63243 66923 69038

APS 5 49941 52018 53931 56400 58825 61000 64728 67017 68092 72487 74331

APS 6 58164 60421 62775 65519 68000 70580 74969 77824 79555 84478 86844

EL 1 72035 74787 77767 80921 84875 88270 93826 97275 99378 104825 108013

EL 2 88361 92072 96063 100000 105299 110400 117127 120840 124140 130460 133777

SES 1 109000 116543 122000 127945 135000 141651 149987 158277 164586 172000 178330

SES 2 137088 145296 151108 159856 168422 178276 189633 200726 209318 221266 229949

SES 3 170000 179883 187500 198994 211000 226000 248000 261910 273383 282931 300000

Classification

Table 6.2: Percentage change in median Base Salary by classification group: 2004-13


Table 6.3: Percentage change in median TR by classification group: 2004-13



2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013% % % % % % % % % %

Grad, APS1 - APS 3 4.3 3.3 3.7 2.6 6.0 7.1 3.9 2.8 5.8 3.3

APS4 - APS6 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 6.3 3.8 2.4 6.1 2.9

EL 4.0 4.2 4.1 5.1 4.4 6.2 3.5 2.3 5.4 2.9

Non-SES 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.6 6.4 3.7 2.4 5.9 2.9

SES 6.7 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.2 6.2 5.6 4.1 4.7 3.8

All 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.6 6.4 3.8 2.5 5.8 3.0

Classification

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013% % % % % % % % % %

Grad, APS1 - APS 3 4.0 3.9 4.3 2.6 6.8 6.2 4.6 3.2 6.4 3.9

APS4 - APS6 4.3 3.4 4.5 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.6 3.1 6.7 3.3

EL 2.6 4.5 3.9 5.4 4.7 3.6 3.0 2.5 6.2 3.0

Non-SES 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 6.5 3.3

SES 7.0 2.9 5.4 5.5 4.2 2.6 2.2 3.1 4.9 2.8

All 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.9 3.6 3.0 6.5 3.3

Classification

Figure 6.3: Percentage change in median Base Salary by classification group: 2004-13

Source: Table 6.2


Grad, APS1 - APS3

APS4 - APS6

EL SES

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Per c

ent

Figure 6.4: Percentage change in median TR by classification group: 2004-13

Source: Table 6.3


Grad, APS1 - APS3

APS4 - APS6

EL

SES

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Per c

ent

7. Remuneration findings by classification

Table 7.1: Remuneration findings for Graduate



Employees Min P5 Q1 Median Q3 P95 Max Averagen $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Base Salary 1346 41212 53652 57513 60871 63236 65029 71025 60065

Agency superannuation contribution 1346 6111 8143 8703 9016 9738 10734 15694 9186Cost of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Cash in lieu of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Motor vehicle parking 85 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656Personal benefits 81 10 100 300 400 400 503 644 352Other supplementary payments 3 723 723 723 723 878 878 878 774Total Remuneration Package 1346 47323 61914 66370 69966 72974 75469 81963 69316

Performance bonus paid 0 . . . . . . . .Retention bonus paid 8 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600Productivity bonus 74 200 200 750 750 750 750 800 722Sign on bonus 2 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500Group or w hole of agency performance bonuses and allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Total Reward 1346 47323 61914 66370 69966 72974 75593 81963 69371

Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 3 320 320 320 572 702 702 702 531Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 27 19 50 732 1747 4502 9431 11232 2904Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 0 . . . . . . . .Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (annualised allowances) 30 19 50 702 1518 4167 9431 11232 2667

Hours of duty allow ances 176 16 22 52 111 352 3707 9632 623Expense allow ances 50 46 139 230 364 602 917 3770 492Geographic/locality allow ances 228 19 210 519 529 1299 5000 6347 1369Disability allow ances 103 7 14 100 530 7735 10321 14178 3429Health and lifestyle allow ances 406 92 200 300 500 600 600 700 460Individual performance related allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Annual leave loading 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (totalled allowances) 782 19 88 300 600 778 5801 14178 1261TR+A 1346 47823 61914 66603 70356 73306 77974 97235 70164

Table 7.2: Remuneration findings for APS 1




Base Salary 1164 29280 36886 42334 45263 48533 49697 69693 45066

Agency superannuation contribution 1164 3029 5665 6718 7362 8357 10306 13069 7537Cost of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Cash in lieu of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Motor vehicle parking 0 . . . . . . . .Personal benefits 70 3 9 47 151 200 322 435 142Other supplementary payments 1 1875 1875 1875 1875 1875 1875 1875 1875Total Remuneration Package 1164 33789 43057 48940 53349 56099 58810 78847 52613

Performance bonus paid 106 494 906 1235 1235 1235 1235 1235 1185Retention bonus paid 14 2055 2055 2055 2167 2648 6532 6532 2647Productivity bonus 219 88 88 476 650 700 750 1000 584Sign on bonus 169 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500Group or w hole of agency performance bonuses and allow ances 7 500 500 500 750 750 750 750 679Total Reward 1164 33789 43057 48940 53428 56863 59718 79997 52940

Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 71 314 364 520 520 627 1881 3900 718Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 1 451 451 451 451 451 451 451 451Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 0 . . . . . . . .Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (annualised allowances) 72 314 364 520 520 627 1881 3900 714

Hours of duty allow ances 133 24 27 28 110 275 4371 8777 566Expense allow ances 10 128 128 358 12712 12962 13330 13330 9077Geographic/locality allow ances 73 76 304 1292 2975 6870 14869 26016 4827Disability allow ances 16 19 19 212 999 2072 2687 2687 1179Health and lifestyle allow ances 151 150 250 300 300 300 600 739 339Individual performance related allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Annual leave loading 1 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39TR+A (totalled allowances) 329 24 28 272 300 766 12594 35789 1789TR+A 1164 34189 43171 49500 53857 57580 60983 93254 53489





Base Salary 3544 39919 49009 52291 54588 55096 56435 69668 53752

Agency superannuation contribution 3544 3372 7402 8133 8743 9947 11516 18736 9081Cost of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Cash in lieu of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Motor vehicle parking 21 656 656 656 656 1800 2033 2626 1033Personal benefits 217 20 52 150 255 300 4800 27118 757Other supplementary payments 8 273 273 823 1928 2129 6637 6637 2084Total Remuneration Package 3544 47285 56556 60826 63580 65110 67461 92704 62891


Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 301 50 352 520 576 699 2134 7800 795Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 11 386 386 913 1600 1819 9631 9631 2456Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 0 . . . . . . . .Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 4 1040 1040 1580 8311 26501 38501 38501 14041TR+A (annualised allowances) 314 50 352 520 576 704 2710 38501 1027

Hours of duty allow ances 742 1 27 55 189 525 3186 19583 674Expense allow ances 46 28 75 174 184 295 1096 4573 367Geographic/locality allow ances 217 38 720 1595 3765 4961 14021 103891 4948Disability allow ances 65 9 30 288 2450 3145 18792 29904 3495Health and lifestyle allow ances 739 80 200 300 300 300 600 700 335Individual performance related allow ances 1 1119 1119 1119 1119 1119 1119 1119 1119Annual leave loading 6 36 36 74 74 74 74 74 67TR+A (totalled allowances) 1460 1 28 300 354 736 5666 103891 1416TR+A 3544 47285 56916 61408 64815 66719 69495 168706 64205





Base Salary 17548 46790 55251 59318 61512 62492 62560 73474 60492

Agency superannuation contribution 17548 0 8306 9235 9758 11311 14933 22430 10538Cost of motor vehicle 56 5330 7454 10204 11816 12929 16995 20485 11861Cash in lieu of motor vehicle 0 . . . . . . . .Motor vehicle parking 86 51 656 656 656 656 1800 2626 858Personal benefits 632 2 45 112 237 281 600 7477 329Other supplementary payments 132 2 88 505 1175 1784 4432 6429 1406Total Remuneration Package 17548 55325 63859 68982 71951 73625 76953 92164 71094


Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 1769 5 314 486 613 1500 2909 12288 1154Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 332 153 605 950 1049 2547 3246 3342 1555Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 1 4942 4942 4942 4942 4942 4942 4942 4942Superannuation allow ances 1 3203 3203 3203 3203 3203 3203 3203 3203Income maintenance allow ance 2 1084 1084 1084 4434 7783 7783 7783 4434TR+A (annualised allowances) 2027 14 333 537 650 2020 2909 12288 1270






Base Salary 29656 49619 63058 66977 69038 69239 70144 86738 67995



Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 2590 6 314 522 627 627 1255 5018 629Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 666 44 500 1520 2547 2547 2547 16432 2221Market related allow ances – specif ic job 1 1560 1560 1560 1560 1560 1560 1560 1560Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 0 . . . . . . . .Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 9 1944 1944 2079 3328 8038 21627 21627 6052TR+A (annualised allowances) 3201 6 314 572 627 913 2547 21627 988






Base Salary 21191 60229 69185 72806 74331 75208 76407 103175 73885



Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 2431 4 333 520 605 702 2886 133431 852Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 447 174 500 976 2433 3342 9085 40644 3093Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 5 1425 1425 3324 4956 5258 7011 7011 4395Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 7 272 272 598 3000 11459 13608 13608 5184TR+A (annualised allowances) 2781 6 333 537 627 933 3396 133431 1263






Base Salary 32468 61989 78054 84318 86844 88867 89400 119266 85954



Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 3137 4 333 496 605 691 1618 18295 714Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 468 193 500 1053 2547 4238 12442 51712 3879Market related allow ances – specif ic job 86 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 6 2501 2501 2970 6895 16704 21060 21060 9504Superannuation allow ances 4 42 42 61 124 11736 23304 23304 5899Income maintenance allow ance 18 180 180 1486 4372 13339 36306 36306 8009TR+A (annualised allowances) 3620 4 333 522 613 809 3798 51712 1229


Table 7.8: Remuneration findings for EL 1




Base Salary 28117 70594 99769 105362 108013 108796 115655 275669 107410

Agency superannuation contribution 28117 0 14873 16690 18413 19695 23611 50270 18547Cost of motor vehicle 21 2912 5797 9818 11562 12740 15004 22754 11542Cash in lieu of motor vehicle 4 17000 17000 17000 17000 34583 52166 52166 25792Motor vehicle parking 890 51 656 656 656 656 3630 16097 1006Personal benefits 1716 1 57 230 392 667 18655 145677 4074Other supplementary payments 395 4 21 133 539 768 1640 10498 638Total Remuneration Package 28117 88202 115275 123031 126019 127792 137707 318386 126258




Table 7.9: Remuneration findings for EL 2




Base Salary 13050 103567 120325 129878 133777 137188 151097 428213 135236





Table 7.10: Remuneration findings for SES 1




Base Salary 1939 118510 155035 171348 178330 191220 211383 314880 181571



Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 38 249 261 522 3392 8595 21855 25538 5893Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 67 71 530 1910 3352 6988 21451 47582 6493Market related allow ances – specif ic job 2 5000 5000 5000 5850 6700 6700 6700 5850Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 3 6700 6700 6700 15000 17505 17505 17505 13068Superannuation allow ances 2 416 416 416 1738 3059 3059 3059 1738Income maintenance allow ance 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (annualised allowances) 102 267 494 1545 3392 9224 21784 47582 6993

Hours of duty allow ances 43 123 334 747 2081 3526 6440 7828 2377Expense allow ances 135 1 7 299 933 1545 2981 37000 1529Geographic/locality allow ances 154 227 972 11799 35526 50430 101956 229316 38530Disability allow ances 115 151 1232 23814 41643 78470 119255 219070 53496Health and lifestyle allow ances 130 40 129 200 300 300 3339 3339 704Individual performance related allow ances 17 1293 1293 4869 14364 18460 27049 27049 12505Annual leave loading 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (totalled allowances) 438 1 149 300 2270 45749 128719 259850 28992TR+A 1939 163183 207823 227192 238875 253718 302215 503954 244446





Base Salary 564 186669 201000 221580 229949 243841 267920 544322 233479


Performance bonus paid 73 3518 4048 12000 20996 23621 36635 633216 31791Retention bonus paid 7 1000 1000 1000 1000 3500 4236 4236 2177Productivity bonus 13 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750Sign on bonus 0 . . . . . . . .Group or w hole of agency performance bonuses and allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Total Reward 565 33372 263088 284069 297195 312197 338831 1202538 300255

Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 10 454 454 750 6376 16580 30448 30448 10063Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 14 805 805 2383 5713 13307 22368 22368 8117Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 2 8000 8000 8000 10000 12000 12000 12000 10000Superannuation allow ances 1 18718 18718 18718 18718 18718 18718 18718 18718Income maintenance allow ance 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (annualised allowances) 26 454 750 2383 7390 16580 30448 30988 9730

Hours of duty allow ances 10 258 258 982 4391 7486 16424 16424 5659Expense allow ances 55 3 4 229 563 1200 2091 2981 762Geographic/locality allow ances 43 250 1215 9024 40988 60109 80278 107818 36901Disability allow ances 34 159 212 22567 35625 53847 95682 107166 39832Health and lifestyle allow ances 33 135 150 290 300 300 3339 3339 839Individual performance related allow ances 7 8451 8451 13300 22790 48695 48695 48695 30270Annual leave loading 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (totalled allowances) 140 3 125 300 1200 23088 121020 159930 23422TR+A 565 33372 263709 286423 300256 314376 369826 1202538 306506





Base Salary 119 244328 266855 287350 300000 323787 389949 553394 310606


Performance bonus paid 16 3941 3941 22752 29157 32857 400718 400718 48771Retention bonus paid 0 . . . . . . . .Productivity bonus 3 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750Sign on bonus 0 . . . . . . . .Group or w hole of agency performance bonuses and allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Total Reward 119 297705 340330 363787 382817 405194 482827 979112 393588

Additional duties/responsibilities allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Qualif ications and/or skills based allow ances 6 1922 1922 3352 3629 7578 13108 13108 5536Market related allow ances – specif ic job 0 . . . . . . . .Market related allow ances – specif ic individual 0 . . . . . . . .Superannuation allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Income maintenance allow ance 1 34824 34824 34824 34824 34824 34824 34824 34824TR+A (annualised allowances) 7 1922 1922 3352 3806 13108 34824 34824 9720

Hours of duty allow ances 1 437 437 437 437 437 437 437 437Expense allow ances 7 139 139 260 857 997 1200 1200 673Geographic/locality allow ances 12 441 441 19148 46071 64196 100754 100754 43837Disability allow ances 9 2947 2947 28022 42096 82178 113894 113894 52662Health and lifestyle allow ances 4 250 250 275 300 350 400 400 313Individual performance related allow ances 0 . . . . . . . .Annual leave loading 0 . . . . . . . .TR+A (totalled allowances) 21 139 300 683 2306 91408 178847 190560 47924TR+A 119 297705 342531 372634 387749 409380 501944 979112 402617

Appendixes

A.1 Methodology

All APS agencies were required to report data for all employees that were employed under s22 and s72 of the Public Service Act 1999 (PS Act) as at the 31 December 2013. Although it was collected, data on trainees and cadets are excluded from the findings in this report. Unless noted in the tables, ongoing and non-ongoing employees are grouped together.

This report covers most staff employed under s22(a), s22(b) and s72 of the PS Act as at 31 December 2013 —employees on leave without pay (LWOP) are excluded. This report excludes Casuals under s22(2)(c), Locally Engaged Employees under the PS Act s74, Agency Heads, and office holders whose remuneration is set by the Remuneration Tribunal.

To ensure that the data received was accurate, data from agencies was checked by APSED staff. Any discrepancies identified were returned to agencies for correction and resubmission. At the conclusion of the cleaning process, a summary of the agency’s data was sent to an SES level employee or Director of HR who certified that their agency’s summary data was accurate. Only then was the dataset finalised.

Data in this report should not be used to calculate past or present populations of the APS. For accurate population data as at December 2013, please refer to the snAPShots data available on the APSC website. For June data, refer to the APS Statistical Bulletin, also produced by the APS Commission.

Part-time employees’ data has been changed to full-time equivalent (FTE) and, for many variables, employees who have worked only part of the year (though active as at 31 December) have had their data annualised. This ensures that each employee’s data has equal weighting.

Employees who started a graduate program in 2013 are shown as a ‘Graduate’, even if they had advanced to an operational classification by 31 December. For the latter employees, remuneration is at their last day as a Graduate.

The columns of the tables may not add up because TRP and TR are calculated separately for each individual employee and it is these values that determine the median. Therefore, the median TR figure will not necessarily be the sum of all median values of the components which make up TR. It will be the median value of TR for all employees.

Data values published in the 2012 APS Remuneration Report have had a small revision and the revised values have been incorporated in this Report. Please note that a very small number of values for data as at December 2012 will not match across the 2012 and the 2013 Reports.


A.2 Definitions

nn is the number of employees.

AverageThe average is calculated by summing all values and dividing by the total number of values. This is also known as arithmetical average and mean.

The following statistical terms are determined by ordering the data values in ascending order:

MedianThe median value is the midpoint of all values. It is the point for which 50% of values are below and 50% of values are above.

Q1The first quartile (Q1) is the point for which 25% of values are below and 75% of values are above.

Q3The third quartile (Q3) is the point for which 75% of values are below and 25% of values are above.

P5The 5th percentile (P5) is determined by dividing the distribution of values into 100 equal parts and then identifying the point where 5% of the values are below and 95% of values are above.

P95 The 95th percentile (P95) is determined by dividing the distribution of values into 100 equal parts and then identifying the point where 95% of the values are below and 5% of values are above.

Example: values ranging from 1 to 20 inclusive

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

The tables in this report were prepared using SAS. There are many methods used to determine the median, quartiles and percentiles. Where a data point falls between two values, the method used in this report takes the mean of those two values.

Base SalaryBase Salary describes the full-time equivalent annualised salary paid to an employee. It includes salary sacrifice amounts (including pre-tax employee superannuation contributions made by salary sacrifice) and excludes bonuses and other benefits.

Total Remuneration Package (TRP)TRP is defined as being Base Salary plus the value of any benefits including superannuation and motor vehicles.

TRP = Base Salary + Agency superannuation contribution + Motor vehicle cost/EVS + Cash in lieu of motor vehicle


P95(19.5)

P5(1.5)

Q3(15.5)

Q1(5.5)

Max(20)

Min(1)

MedianMean(10.5)

+ Motor vehicle parking + Other benefits + Other supplementary payments not otherwise described


Total Reward (TR)TR is defined as being TRP plus bonuses.

TR = TRP + Actual performance bonus paid in previous 12 months + Actual retention bonus payments paid in previous 12 months + Productivity bonus + Sign on bonuses+ Group or whole of agency performance bonus and allowances

Total Rewards plus Allowances (TR+A)TR+A is defined as being TR plus allowances.

TR+A = TR + Additional duties/responsibilities allowances + Qualifications and/or skills based allowances + Market related allowances, specific job+ Market related allowances, specific individual+ Superannuation allowances+ Income maintenance allowance+ Hours of duty allowances+ Expense allowances + Geographic/locality allowances+ Disability allowances+ Health and lifestyle allowances + Individual performance related allowances + Annual leave loading

How to read a box plot:

The size of the squares in relation to each other also reveals how evenly distributed the data values are. For example, looking at the Agency bar in the plot above, the lower two squares (P5 to Median) are shorter than the two above (Median to P95). This indicates that there is a smaller range in values for the bottom 45% compared to the top 45%. The APS bar illustrates that the APS data values appear to be more evenly distributed as all four squares appear to be of similar length.


20% of the data values




P5

Q1

Median

Q3

P95

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A.3 APS agencies

Aboriginal Hostels Limited Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australian Skills Quality Authority

Agriculture Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

Attorney General’s Department Australian Taxation Office

Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Australian Transport Safety Bureau

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Australian War Memorial

Australian Communications and Media Authority Bureau of Meteorology

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Cancer Australia

Australian Crime Commission Clean Energy Regulator

Australian Customs & Border Protection Service Climate Change Authority

Australian Electoral Commission Comcare

Australian Financial Security Authority Commonwealth Grants Commission

Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper)

Australian Human Rights Commission Communications

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

Australian Institute of Criminology CrimTrac Agency

Australian Institute of Family Studies Defence

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Defence Housing Australia

Australian Law Reform Commission Education

Australian National Audit Office Employment

Australian National Maritime Museum Environment

Australian National Preventive Health Agency Fair Work Building and Construction

Australian Office of Financial Management Fair Work Commission

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

Australian Public Service Commission Federal Court of Australia

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Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency Finance

Australian Research Council Food Standards Australia New Zealand

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Foreign Affairs and Trade National Portrait Gallery

Future Fund Management Agency National Water Commission

Geoscience Australia Office of National Assessments

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Office of Parliamentary Counsel

Health Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Human Services Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

Immigration and Border Protection Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman

Industry Office of the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security

Infrastructure and Regional Development Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation

IP Australia Old Parliament House

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal Organ and Tissue Authority

Murray-Darling Basin Authority Prime Minister and Cabinet

National Archives of Australia Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

National Blood Authority Productivity Commission

National Capital Authority Professional Services Review

National Competition Council Royal Australian Mint

National Disability Insurance Agency Safe Work Australia

National Film and Sound Archive Screen Australia

National Health and Medical Research Council Social Services

National Health Funding Body Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency

National Health Performance Authority Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency

National Library of Australia Torres Strait Regional Authority

National Mental Health Commission Treasury

National Museum of Australia Veterans’ Affairs

Nat. Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Note: This list reflects the names of APS agencies having employees under the PS Act as at 31 December 2013. Some agencies may have changed name or have been affected by Machinery of Government changes since then.


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