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1. Background

The 2011 APS Remuneration Report (the Report) provides remuneration information about Australian Public Service (APS) employees including Base Salary and other remuneration related benefits and payments in the 2011 calendar year. The Report is an annual snapshot of remuneration across the whole APS on 31 December each year. It provides information on remuneration by classification level as well as changes in remuneration compared to the previous year.

The Report provides APS agencies with:

• comparisons with the 2010 APS Remuneration Survey;
• the ranges of remuneration paid, by classification level across the APS;
• detail on the key components of remuneration packages; and
• a total APS remuneration picture.

The 2011 Report provides a combined report on both the APS non-Senior Executive Service (SES) and SES workforce rather than two separate reports as has occurred in previous years. Unlike previous years, a market comparison report has not been undertaken.

Remuneration arrangements across the APS have been established through agency-based bargaining since 1997. Over the last 15 years, as the result of the move away from centralised salary setting, variation in remuneration outcomes across agencies has occurred.

Between 2001 and 2010, the annual APS Remuneration Survey was undertaken by an external consultant. From 2010 it was mandated that all APS agencies participate. In 2011 the Report was produced by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC).

With the APSC undertaking the 2011 APS Remuneration Report, there are some differences in how data has been treated compared with previous surveys, for example, the 2011 Report is a census. Further detail of the methodology and changes in data collection at Appendix A.1.

When considering the Report data, the large agencies have a significant impact on the data. The Department of Human Services, the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Defence make up approximately 51% of the APS workforce and will be influential on median figures.

At 31 December 2011, 105 agencies made up the APS and provided remuneration data for 2,695 SES employees and 154,277 non-SES employees.

2011 APS context

In January 2011, the Australian Government Employment Bargaining Framework was replaced by the Australian Public Service Bargaining Framework (APSBF) for APS agencies. The APSBF provided a number of remuneration policy objectives, and recommended that salary increases in new APS workplace arrangements not exceed an average annualised wage increase (AAWI) of 3%. Where agencies seek to establish an AAWI above 3%, aSESent of affordability by the Department of Finance and Deregulation is required. Agencies with salary rates below a threshold for a classification (5^th percentile of the 2010 APS rates) may increase those salary rates to the threshold without that portion being counted in the AAWI aSESent.

The 2011 calendar year saw the expiration of the majority of APS enterprise agreements, with most reaching their nominal expiry date on 30 June 2011. Employees of 15 agencies, representing 16% of the APS workforce, did not receive a general pay rise in 2011. This may contribute to a slightly lower median Base Salary increase than what would have normally occurred.

Other wage information

The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the Labour Price Index[1] (LPI) which broadly measures annual changes in the price of labour in the Australian labour market. This is based on total hourly rates. The LPI for December 2010 to December 2011 increased 3.7% for all sectors: 3.2% for the public sector and 3.8% in the private sector (series 6345.0). Note the public sector includes States and Territories as well as Commonwealth public servants.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining Quarterly Reports[2] provides average annualised wage increases (AAWIs) per employee. The September Quarter 2011 Report shows a 0.4% reduction in AAWI in all sectors from June to September 2011. The public sector AAWI increase for new agreements was 3.5% down from 3.9% in the previous quarter.

APS classifications

The APS Classification Rules 2000 (the Rules) establish the general APS-wide classification arrangements. There are 11 APS Groups and two Training classifications within the Rules and all APS employees must be assigned a classification. In this report the only trainee data included in the results is for Graduates.

There may be a number of specialist classifications within each Group. In some agencies, specialist classifications attract different salary rates which expand the salary range for the classification Group within which they sit. For example, both Medical Officer Classes 3 and 4 reside within Group 8. The remuneration data for specialist classifications is included in the relevant APS classification to which it corresponds. For example, the salaries for Medical Officer Classes 3 and 4 will be reported in the Executive Level 2 classification results.

Executive summary

In the Australian Public Service (APS), the overall median Base Salary movement for all APS employees from 2010 to 2011 was 2.5%.

From 2010 to 2011 the median Base Salary for non-Senior Executive Service (SES) classifications increased by 2.4% while the median Base Salary for SES classifications increased by 4.1%.

There is a minor trend in the SES classifications to roll benefits and bonuses into Base Salary. This has resulted in an increase in median Base Salary of 4.1% which is greater than the increase in median Total Remuneration Package: 3.3%, and median Total Reward: 3.1%. This is discussed further in Section 6.

There has been a reduction in the use of performance bonuses with the proportion of SES employees who received a performance bonus down from 2010.

Only 6.4% of APS employees were members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme with approximately 30% of them aged 55 years or over. These members represent a significant proportion of the SES workforce: 29% at the SES 1 level, 40% at the SES 2 level and 48% at the SES 3 level.

The APS 1 classification showed no change in median Base Salary, a slight reduction in median Total Remuneration Package, and a small increase in median Total Reward. The significant contributor to this outcome is the increase in recruitment activity between 2010 and 2011 at this level, resulting in a high proportion of the workforce receiving commencement salaries, at or near the bottom of the APS 1 salary range.

Women’s median Base Salary, as a proportion of men’s Base Salary is at or over 100% across all classification levels with the exception of the SES 1 (99.9%).

The last two years have seen the lowest increases in whole-of-APS remuneration since the data collection and analysis was first undertaken. Median Base Salary increased 3.8% in 2010 and 2.5% in 2011, and median Total Reward increased 3.6% in 2010 and 3.0% in 2011. Detail is at Tables 6.2 and 6.3.

Table 1.1: Median key remuneration components summary

Classification	Base Salary median $	Base Salary median movement 2010 to 2011 %	Total Remuneration Package (TRP) median $	TRP median movement 2010 to 2011 %	Total Reward (TR) median $	TR median movement 2010 to 2011 %
Source: Tables 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 Note: Base Salary is the full time annualised salary, Total Remuneration Package is Base Salary plus benefits and Total Reward is TRP plus bonuses. For full definitions see p. 73
Graduate	55162	4.0	63742	4.0	63742	4.0
APS 1	41151	0.0	47448	-0.2	47682	0.3
APS 2	50471	2.5	58475	2.7	58519	2.4
APS 3	56215	3.0	65016	2.8	65555	3.5
APS 4	63243	3.2	72671	3.3	72697	3.3
APS 5	68092	1.6	79191	2.2	79794	2.7
APS 6	79555	2.2	92522	2.9	92975	3.3
EL 1	99378	2.2	115257	2.2	115630	2.0
EL 2	124140	2.7	145215	3.4	146277	3.6
SES 1	164575	4.0	216936	3.2	219464	3.0
SES 2	209318	4.3	272316	3.7	275656	3.3
SES 3	273383	4.4	343532	2.4	348652	2.4

2. Key remuneration components

To gain the best picture of APS remuneration, all elements of the key remuneration components need to be considered. The Total Reward data at Table 2.4 provides the most complete overall remuneration information, with Base Salary and Total Remuneration Packages as component parts.

2.1 Base Salary

The term Base 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.

The median Base Salary movement for all APS classifications from 2010 to 2011 was 2.5%.

The non-SES classifications median Base Salary increased by 2.4% and SES classifications median Base Salary increased by 4.1% from 2010 to 2011.

The greatest increase in median Base Salary was at the SES 3 classification with a 4.4% increase. However, when this is considered together with Table 2.4 where a median Total Reward increase of 2.4% at the SES 3 classification is shown, it demonstrates a change in how remuneration is being packaged. From 2010 to 2011 there has been a rolling in of a proportion of bonuses and allowances into Base Salary at this level, hence the increase. This trend became apparent in 2009—SESction 6 Historical Data.

The SES 2 classification demonstrates a similar trend to the SES 3 with an increased median Base Salary of 4.3%, but with a lesser increase of 3.3% in the median Total Reward.

The APS 1 classification median Base Salary remained unchanged from 2010 to 2011. This is a reflection of an increase in the number of engagements at this level. A low level of recruitment of APS 1 employees occurred in 2010 compared with 2011. This has resulted in over 50% of the current APS 1 workforce commencing in 2011. As it is standard practice to commence employees at, or near, the bottom of a salary range, the median salary has been heavily influenced by employees on the bottom of the salary range.

Table 2.1: Base Salary by classification

Classification	Employees		P5		Q1		Median			Q3		P95		Average
	2010 n	2011 n	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: The large difference in the number of employees from 2010 to 2011 was due to the different methodologies used.
Graduate	1297	1655	48992	50471	50770	52419	53040	55162	4.0	57568	57929	61012	60802	54012	55527	2.8
APS 1	1529	1952	32773	34663	37557	39602	41148	41151	0.0	44413	43779	45401	45746	40159	41221	2.6
APS 2	4737	4272	43492	44896	46816	48431	49233	50471	2.5	50471	51248	51640	53706	48549	49886	2.8
APS 3	19760	19674	49080	51139	52161	53396	54577	56215	3.0	56359	58050	57273	59535	54202	55867	3.1
APS 4	19687	31037	56059	58105	59116	61176	61299	63243	3.2	62582	63982	64186	66753	60698	62683	3.3
APS 5	20167	21424	62010	64304	65010	67021	67017	68092	1.6	68092	70068	69916	72713	66550	68500	2.9
APS 6	26978	32578	69069	71832	73949	75903	77824	79555	2.2	79555	81988	81805	85077	76790	79337	3.3
EL 1	24309	28506	87905	90856	92878	95849	97275	99378	2.2	99285	102448	104957	108788	96506	99739	3.4
EL 2	11689	13179	105377	109381	115410	120147	120840	124140	2.7	124597	129611	137238	139256	121268	125496	3.5
SES 1	1940	2005	139988	144200	151942	157260	158277	164575	4.0	167577	174728	190270	198947	160972	167086	3.8
SES 2	547	557	177900	184612	188602	201753	200726	209318	4.3	215913	222171	242937	251796	205288	214121	4.3
SES 3	125	133	227494	240000	237899	260658	261910	273383	4.4	281200	295000	341284	387417	267877	283161	5.7
Total	132765	156972

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), shift and overtime payments.

The average movement in median TRP across all classifications from 2010 to 2011 was 2.8%.

The non-SES classifications median TRP increased by 2.7%, and SES classifications median TRP increased by 3.3%.

Graduates saw the greatest increase in median TRP with a 4.0% increase from 2010. The key contributor was the increase in median Base Salary of 4.0%. Excluding superannuation, benefits were not a feature of the Graduate remuneration package in 2010 and 2011. The second greatest increase of 3.7% was recorded at the SES 2 classification.

APS 1s saw a reduction in the median TRP of -0.2%. This is a reflection of a reduction in the median agency superannuation contribution from $6,398 in 2010 to $6,274 in 2011, as the result of the change in the workforce profile, see explanation at Section 2.1: Base Salary.

Table 2.2: Total Remuneration Package by classification

Classification	Employees		P5		Q1		Median			Q3		P95		Average
	2010 n	2011 n	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: The large difference in the number of employees from 2010 to 2011 was due to the different methodologies used.
Graduate	1297	1655	56537	58589	58244	60492	61287	63742	4.0	65824	66695	69096	70166	62185	64079	3.0
APS 1	1529	1952	37445	39816	37557	45701	47546	47448	-0.2	50971	50986	53727	54613	46502	47782	2.8
APS 2	4737	4272	50137	51810	46816	55964	56933	58475	2.7	58496	59760	61125	63355	56357	57903	2.7
APS 3	19760	19674	56638	59014	52161	62206	63238	65016	2.8	65648	68795	69736	70547	63110	65160	3.2
APS 4	19687	31037	64237	67053	59116	70597	70347	72671	3.3	72982	74047	75604	77866	70421	72502	3.0
APS 5	20167	21424	71607	73825	65010	77109	77483	79191	2.2	79356	81628	82661	85330	77364	79523	2.8
APS 6	26978	32578	79262	82436	73949	87874	89882	92522	2.9	92407	95750	97705	100945	89218	92028	3.1
EL 1	24309	28506	100850	104075	92878	110926	112788	115257	2.2	115454	120016	123682	126920	112239	115662	3.0
EL 2	11689	13179	121293	125495	115410	138459	140397	145215	3.4	146807	152076	163807	167137	141775	146436	3.3
SES 1	1940	2005	182628	186470	151942	204763	210175	216936	3.2	220973	227878	238096	245859	210459	216909	3.1
SES 2	547	557	228865	235185	188602	258959	262680	272316	3.7	276280	284620	302399	312042	264364	273070	3.3
SES 3	125	133	284663	300792	237899	326225	335335	343532	2.4	358351	368010	403935	464801	338619	354274	4.6
Total	132765	156972

Total Remuneration Package movements by agency

Table 2.3 provides information on the median movement of the Total Remuneration Package (TRP) at each classification level by agency. TRP movement 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 2010 and 2011. As a result, the number of agencies for each classification level will vary.

The agency TRP median movement from 2010 to 2011 demonstrates that it remained below 4% for the majority of agencies at all classifications.

One trend from enterprise bargaining that may affect the number of agencies at the higher end of the spectrum is the use of differential pay rises. This occurs when differing pay increases are applied to different points in a classification, or to different classification levels. This could result in a top pay point getting a higher pay rise than a lower pay point, with the lower increase used as an offset for the higher pay point outcome.

It could also result in additional pay points at the top of the range expanding the salary range. In agencies with a significant number of employees at the top of their salary range, a differential pay outcome would contribute to shifting the median for that classification up to values greater than what would have resulted from a standard across-the-board pay increase.

Workforce turnover will also be a factor affecting this outcome. The number of promotions and engagements will influence the outcome of median TRP by classification. New engagements and promotions tend to result in employees being paid at the lower end of their classification salary range, so a high level of recruitment activity may result in a drop in an agency median. Conversely, a stable workforce with minimal numbers of new engagements will result in existing employees progressing to the higher end of their salary span with a resultant increase in median TRP

Table 2.3: Remuneration movements (per cent change) of median TRP from 2010 to 2011 by agency

Classification	Less than 0 % n	0 and <2 % n	2 and <4 % n	4 and <6 % n	6 and <8 % n	8 and <10 % n	10 % and over n
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: ‘n’ is the number of agencies.
Graduate	5	1	10	5	0	0	9
APS 1	5	8	10	9	4	2	1
APS 2	9	10	16	16	5	1	7
APS 3	12	19	31	15	5	2	4
APS 4	13	17	34	23	5	3	2
APS 5	10	24	30	17	8	4	2
APS 6	15	15	30	20	10	3	5
EL 1	10	14	35	24	8	5	3
EL 2	14	16	31	22	6	5	6
SES 1	16	14	20	12	8	8	6
SES 2	11	5	10	11	6	4	3
SES 3	3	6	6	7	1	3	2

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 2011 ranged from $665 at the APS 1 classification to $13,187 at the SES 2 classification.

The overall movement in median Total Reward across all classifications from 2010 to 2011 was 3.0%.

From 2010 to 2011, the non-SES median Total Reward increased by 3.0%, and SES median Total Reward increased by 3.1%.

Consistent with TRP, the Graduate classification saw the greatest increase in median Total Reward with an increase of 4.0% from 2010. Bonuses were a minimal component of remuneration at the Graduate classification in 2010 and 2011 and hence the result is a reflection of the increase in median Base Salary (see explanation at Section 2.2: Total Remuneration Package).

EL 2s showed the second highest increase in Total Reward with an increase of 3.6%. Motor vehicle allowances were the major factor in the increase in Total Remuneration Package and hence Total Reward.

For APS 1s there was an increase of 0.3% in Total Reward from 2010 to 2011. The shift from a median TRP movement of -0.2% to a TR movement of 0.3% appears to be due to an increase in median bonus payments such as productivity and sign on bonuses.

Table 2.4: Total Reward by classification

Classification	Employees		P5		Q1		Median			Q3		P95		Average
	2010 n	2011 n	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $	change %
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: The large difference in the number of employees from 2010 to 2011 was due to the different methodologies used.
Graduate	1297	1655	56537	58645	58328	61021	61287	63742	4.0	65824	66741	69096	70708	62228	64182	3.1
APS 1	1529	1952	37549	39825	43267	45701	47546	47682	0.3	50971	51111	54162	54791	46602	47853	2.7
APS 2	4737	4272	50137	51810	53809	55964	57125	58519	2.4	59161	60084	61337	63436	56542	58084	2.7
APS 3	19760	19674	56638	59014	60899	62318	63326	65555	3.5	65844	68795	70936	70582	63368	65247	3.0
APS 4	19687	31037	64263	67231	68273	70597	70408	72697	3.3	73073	74180	75781	77945	70517	72579	2.9
APS 5	20167	21424	71661	73904	74902	77135	77709	79794	2.7	79665	81721	83292	85610	77627	79702	2.7
APS 6	26978	32578	79315	82506	85694	88042	90005	92975	3.3	92885	95902	97975	101415	89478	92280	3.1
EL 1	24309	28506	101239	104294	108178	111163	113384	115630	2.0	115849	120016	124440	127816	112753	116087	3.0
EL 2	11689	13179	122273	126027	134822	139232	141170	146277	3.6	148369	154250	166346	170565	143269	148036	3.3
SES 1	1940	2005	184896	188947	202253	207260	213017	219464	3.0	226575	232215	243075	250545	214300	220130	2.7
SES 2	547	557	230017	237681	251732	262125	266763	275656	3.3	283265	291580	308378	314942	269862	278071	3.0
SES 3	125	133	290303	300792	313282	329989	340627	348652	2.4	365145	373871	425445	479068	344946	358552	3.9
Total	132765	156972

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.

At non-SES classifications, the largest component of remuneration apart from Base Salary is the employer superannuation contribution. Across all levels, the Base Salary makes up between 85% and 87% of the remuneration received by employees. The TRP component makes up between 13% at the APS 4 classification and 14.4% at the EL 2 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% at the SES 3 classification to 24% at the SES 1 classification. The benefits component is primarily composed of the employer superannuation contribution and motor vehicle benefits.

Bonuses are only a minor component of the whole remuneration package. Bonuses only contribute to between 1.2–1.5% of all remuneration received in the SES classifications and up to 0.8% 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

Classification	Employees n	Base Salary Median $	TRP Median $	Difference (TRP - Base Salary)		TR Median $	Difference (TR-TRP)
				$	%		$	%
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	1655	55162	63742	8580	15.6	63742	0	0.0
APS 1	1952	41151	47448	6297	15.3	47682	234	0.5
APS 2	4272	50471	58475	8004	15.9	58519	44	0.1
APS 3	19674	56215	65016	8801	15.7	65555	539	0.8
APS 4	31037	63243	72671	9428	14.9	72697	26	0.0
APS 5	21424	68092	79191	11099	16.3	79794	603	0.8
APS 6	32578	79555	92522	12967	16.3	92975	453	0.5
EL 1	28506	99378	115257	15879	16.0	115630	373	0.3
EL 2	13179	124140	145215	21075	17.0	146277	1062	0.7
SES 1	2005	164575	216936	52361	31.8	219464	2528	1.2
SES 2	557	209318	272316	62998	30.1	275656	3340	1.2
SES 3	133	273383	343532	70149	25.7	348652	5120	1.5

3.2 Motor vehicle allowances

The cost of motor vehicle is the annualised total cost of a motor vehicle for which the employee was able to use for private use (include provision, running costs, insurance, repairs, maintenance, and any FBT payable). Cash-in-lieu of a motor 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.

As expected, the use of motor vehicle allowances or cash in lieu of motor vehicle allowances was low in the non-SES classifications. The highest use of motor vehicle allowances at these classifications was the EL 2 level with 2.4% of employees receiving the benefit; all other classifications were at or below 0.2%.

There was a very small proportion of APS 3 to APS 6 employees who received a motor vehicle benefit in 2011. These employees tend to work with out-reach programs requiring a significant amount of driving from site to site on a daily basis to enable them to undertake their duties. These vehicles are available for private use and hence this data is included.

The 2010 APS Non-SES Remuneration Survey only provided non-SES specific motor vehicle allowances data for the EL 1 and EL 2 classifications. It reported that less than 0.5% of EL 1 employees and approximately 1% of EL 2 employees received motor vehicle payments. The 2011 data shows a low level of use of these allowances at the EL 1 level, 0.2%, and an increased use at the EL 2 level to 2.4%.

There has been a reduction in the median amount paid for motor vehicle benefits in 2011 from 2010 at the EL 1 level from $25,802 to $19,159 and a smaller reduction at the EL 2 level from $24,000 in 2010 to $22,856 in 2011.

At the SES classifications, the proportion of employees who received a vehicle benefit had increased slightly. It is likely that due to a change in collection methodology and potentially an increase in the reporting by agencies compared with the previous year.

As 80% of SES employees received some form of motor vehicle related allowance, it is still a well used remuneration benefit.

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

Classification	Total employees n	Employees with allowance n	Proportion who received allowance %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report 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.
Graduate	1655	0	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 1	1952	0	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 2	4272	0	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 3	19674	36	0.2	7445	12653	14939	16346	24370	14414
APS 4	31037	24	0.1	6873	12248	14903	15726	18148	14038
APS 5	21424	19	0.1	3383	11226	13970	15506	22235	13325
APS 6	32578	20	0.1	10382	14127	15935	19159	21036	16275
EL 1	28506	59	0.2	6890	15425	19159	19159	20828	17334
EL 2	13179	317	2.4	261	11784	22856	25000	38187	20021
SES 1	2005	1630	81.3	1024	23203	25000	26000	50863	23963
SES 2	557	439	78.8	3325	23181	26500	27226	51444	24793
SES 3	133	98	73.7	15708	23911	27911	30000	32214	26442
Total	156972	2642	1.7

3.3 Performance bonus

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

There were 18,506 employees (12.0%) of the non-SES workforce, and 822 (30.5%) of the SES workforce who received a performance bonus in 2011.

The proportion of employees who received performance bonuses varied across classification levels from 0.3% to 31.6%. The Graduate classification had the lowest proportionate use which reflects the development nature of graduate programs. The SES classifications had the highest percentage application of performance bonuses.

Compared to the 2010 Remuneration Survey, there has been little change in the median performance bonus paid from 2010 to 2011 across the non-SES classification levels. This is influenced by the performance bonus provisions applied in 2010 predominantly being the same as those applying for the performance period in 2011; that is, the same enterprise agreement provisions applying across both reporting periods. It is unlikely that new enterprise agreements that came into effect in 2011 would have had a significant influence on 2011 figures.

Due to the low proportion of performance bonuses at the non-SES classifications, the figures at the non-SES classification levels have been dominated by a single agency. This is a large agency with a high proportion of their workforce at the top of the salary range for their classification, and an enterprise agreement that provides for a $665 or 1% of Base Salary performance bonus for employees receiving a fully effective or higher performance rating. This agency also employs a significant proportion of the APS 2 workforce.

There has been a reduction in the proportion of SES employees who received a performance bonus when compared to the 2010 Survey findings (see Table 3.3). The 2011 results show an increase in both the median and average size of the bonuses paid compared with 2010.

Table 3.3: SES performance bonuses (median and average) 2010 and 2011

Classification	Total employees n	Employees with bonus n	Proportion who received bonus %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	1655	5	0.3	972	972	972	972	972	972
APS 1	1952	139	7.1	177	665	665	665	2337	664
APS 2	4272	977	22.9	165	665	665	665	4722	666
APS 3	19674	1451	7.4	11	665	665	665	9000	896
APS 4	31037	1442	4.6	89	665	665	665	9073	974
APS 5	21424	2701	12.6	2	681	681	681	11994	1009
APS 6	32578	3946	12.1	27	796	796	796	18738	1470
EL 1	28506	4559	16.0	15	993	993	1976	59238	2112
EL 2	13179	3286	24.9	22	1227	2412	7867	397254	5822
SES 1	2005	633	31.6	211	3899	8231	14836	47129	9782
SES 2	557	154	27.6	1971	3764	13187	19881	412242	17624
SES 3	133	35	26.3	3086	4655	9816	27287	37887	14797
Total	156972	19328	12.3

Table 3.4: Performance bonus by classification

Band	Percentage who received bonus		Median performance bonuses		Average performance bonuses
	2010 %	2011 %	2010 $	2011 $	2010 $	2011 $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: This allowance captures the sum of performance bonuses actually paid to employees for the calendar year of 2011.
SES 1	39	32	7972	8231	8860	9782
SES 2	34	28	12768	13187	14892	17624
SES 3	28	26	7000	9816	13907	14797

3.4 Superannuation

The median employer superannuation contribution for Graduate to EL 2 classifications in 2011 was between 15.4 and 15.6%.

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 five categories:

• The Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS);
• The Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS);
• The Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSap);
• The Australia Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) and
• ‘Other’.

As the CSS and PSS closed to new members in 1990 and 2006 respectively, there was no APS employees in the CSS from 30–34 years of age and below, and the under 20 years of age category in the PSS.

There were 81,952 APS employees, or 52% of the APS workforce, in the PSS and 56,399 employees, or 36% of the workforce, in the PSSap.

Only 6.4% of APS employees were members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme with approximately 30% of them aged 55 years or over. These members represent a significant proportion of the SES workforce: 29% at the SES 1 level, 40% at the SES 2 level and 48% of the SES 3 level.

Where no superannuation contribution was made to an employee, this may be due to either the employee being over 70 years of age, or the employee having reached their maximum benefit limit.

A high superannuation contribution can be the result of a higher salary for superannuation purposes than their Base Salary. It may also be due to an employee performing higher duties for more than 12 months at the time their salary for superannuation was calculated. As noted in Table 4.2, the number of levels of higher duties that an employee may perform can be significant. This may have a noticeable effect on the superannuation contribution in a small number of cases.

There has been a small decrease in the employer superannuation contribution as a proportion of Base Salary at the SES 2 and 3 levels compared with 2010, as seen in Table 3.7.

Table 3.5: Number of employees by superannuation fund and classification

Classification	CSS		PSS		PSSap		AGEST		Other
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	.	.	12	0.7	1481	89.5	10	0.6	152	9.2
APS 1	51	2.6	280	14.3	1170	59.9	57	2.9	394	20.2
APS 2	164	3.8	1856	43.5	1896	44.4	85	2.0	271	6.3
APS 3	539	2.7	7779	39.5	10138	51.5	195	1.0	1023	5.2
APS 4	865	2.8	15523	50.0	13259	42.7	171	0.6	1219	3.9
APS 5	948	4.4	10692	49.9	8632	40.3	174	0.8	978	4.6
APS 6	1910	5.9	17440	53.5	11451	35.2	254	0.8	1523	4.7
EL 1	2608	9.2	18149	63.7	6433	22.6	214	0.8	1102	3.9
EL 2	2154	16.3	8697	66.0	1722	13.1	89	0.7	517	3.9
SES 1	583	29.1	1236	61.7	142	7.1	6	0.3	38	1.9
SES 2	224	40.2	244	43.8	62	11.1	3	0.5	24	4.3
SES 3	64	48.1	44	33.1	13	9.8	2	1.5	10	7.5
Total	10110	6.4	81952	52.2	56399	35.9	1260	0.8	7251	4.6

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

Classification	CSS		PSS		PSSap		AGEST		Other
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Under 20	.	.	.	.	305	89.2	2	0.6	35	10.2
20-24	.	.	30	0.5	5858	89.0	32	0.5	665	10.1
25-29	.	.	1795	10.1	14461	81.4	155	0.9	1351	7.6
30-34	.	.	8672	42.9	10394	51.4	157	0.8	1015	5.0
35-39	15	0.1	12860	61.3	7149	34.1	127	0.6	827	3.9
40-44	648	3.0	14482	66.4	5773	26.5	117	0.5	784	3.6
45-49	2381	10.3	15084	65.2	4791	20.7	120	0.5	761	3.3
50-54	4038	17.6	14368	62.6	3667	16.0	136	0.6	748	3.3
55-59	1681	11.6	9427	65.2	2509	17.4	210	1.5	622	4.3
60 and over	1347	15.5	5234	60.0	1492	17.1	204	2.3	443	5.1
Total	10110	6.4	81952	52.2	56399	35.9	1260	0.8	7251	4.6

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

Classification	Employees		Min		Q1		Median		Q3		Max		Average
	2010 n	2011 n	2010 %	2011 %	2010 %	2011 %	2010 %	2011 %	2010 %	2011 %	2010 %	2011 %	2010 %	2011 %
Source: 2010 APS Remuneration Survey and 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	1297	1655	9.1	7.6	14.8	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.6	19.6	24.2	15.1	15.4
APS 1	1529	1952	5.3	0.0	15.0	15.4	15.4	15.4	16.1	15.6	46.1	28.2	15.7	15.7
APS 2	4737	4272	7.2	0.0	15.4	14.8	15.4	15.6	16.5	16.5	34.7	36.4	16.0	15.9
APS 3	19760	19674	0.0	0.0	14.9	15.3	15.4	15.6	17.1	17.1	44.2	37.7	16.4	16.5
APS 4	19687	31037	0.0	0.0	14.9	14.6	15.4	15.4	16.9	16.1	85.5	35.6	16.0	15.6
APS 5	20167	21424	7.0	0.0	14.9	14.8	15.4	15.5	17.1	16.5	42.8	43.1	16.2	16.0
APS 6	26978	32578	6.5	0.0	14.9	14.8	15.4	15.5	16.9	16.4	51.0	38.3	16.1	15.9
EL 1	24309	28506	5.3	0.0	14.9	14.8	15.7	15.4	16.7	16.4	42.5	37.8	16.2	15.8
EL 2	11689	13179	4.0	0.0	14.8	14.7	15.6	15.4	17.0	16.8	42.6	36.1	16.3	15.9
SES 1	1940	2005	9.0	1.8	15.3	14.9	16.3	16.4	19.2	18.9	50.7	33.9	17.5	16.8
SES 2	547	557	0.0	1.7	15.3	15.0	17.0	16.3	20.4	20.0	36.7	33.9	18.2	17.4
SES 3	125	133	9.0	4.7	15.4	14.9	17.2	16.9	21.0	19.8	40.0	36.2	19.0	17.5

Table 3.8: Employer superannuation contribution by classification

Classification	Employees n	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: Zero payments are explained in Section 3.4.
Graduate	1655	4399	8043	8580	8815	14134	8524
APS 1	1952	0	6099	6274	6824	13579	6498
APS 2	4272	0	7156	7808	8841	17051	7958
APS 3	19674	0	8187	8826	9826	22595	9229
APS 4	31037	0	9198	9421	10126	21429	9768
APS 5	21424	0	10014	10666	11584	28888	10962
APS 6	32578	0	11384	12339	13573	33828	12592
EL 1	28506	0	14307	15370	16537	37402	15768
EL 2	13179	0	17664	19459	21709	62538	19947
SES 1	2005	3300	24026	27141	31407	67766	28103
SES 2	557	3652	31042	36190	41642	85123	37042
SES 3	133	17895	39894	48120	54086	108214	49228

4. Payments in addition to key remuneration components

The following section provides information on payments that are not included in Base Salary, TRP or Total Reward. They are in addition to the key remuneration components and reflect situations outside the standard parameters. This includes taking on higher or additional duties through to payments specific for geographical locations and particular hardship.

4.1 Higher duties

The data on higher duties payments is a snapshot of employees on duties at a higher classification group for a consecutive period of 90 days or more as at 31 December 2011. That is, the employee had been performing higher duties since at least 3 October 2011.

Higher duties payments have not been included in any of the key remuneration component reporting. Partial performance is included in the additional duties/responsibilities figures. Note that higher duties may be performed with payment for shorter periods, but this information was not collected.

There were 12,368 employees, or 8% of the workforce, reported to be in receipt of a higher duties payment and had been performing the higher duties for 3 months or more.

The amounts shown in Table 4.1 are annualised values, based on amounts paid to employees in the reporting period for taking on the duties at the higher classification. The minimum payment at the SES 1 level is the result of an EL 2 employee taking on SES 1 duties, where there was little difference between the EL 2 remuneration package and the SES 1 salary. Note: in some enterprise agreements, specialist classifications in Group 8 (EL 2 and equivalents) attract a salary that overlaps the SES 1 salary range.

Table 4.2 shows the number of APS employees who were performing higher duties by the acting level and their substantive classification. Of note is the number of levels that employees are performing on an acting basis, for example up to 5 levels at the EL 1 classification.

The higher duties payment recorded in Table 4.1 is the pay point at the higher classification minus the pay point of the employee’s base level.

Table 4.1: Higher duties payment by acting classification

Acting classification	Employees at level n	Employees on HDA n	Employees on HDA %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: For the purposes of the APS Remuneration Report an employee was only reported as acting if they have been on temporary assignment/HDA to a different classification group for a continuous period of 90 days or more on or crossing 31 December 2011(i.e. since October 3). This table includes data on employees acting more than one classification above their base classification (for further detail see Table 4.2). The values of higher duties payment are all annualised values.
Graduate	1655	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 1	1952	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 2	4272	34	0.8	363	2307	3460	4767	13768	3722
APS 3	19674	263	1.3	374	1721	3342	5814	12368	4232
APS 4	31037	1109	3.6	391	2049	4762	6790	22538	5165
APS 5	21424	2970	13.9	327	2765	3968	6793	23033	5074
APS 6	32578	3442	10.6	107	4071	6408	9881	30636	7213
EL 1	28506	2849	10.0	156	9634	13016	17131	42646	13648
EL 2	13179	1376	10.4	315	6311	9793	13500	57218	10698
SES 1	2005	260	13.0	3	10991	20896	29191	126003	22962
SES 2	557	57	10.2	1721	10000	21103	31083	74215	22998
SES 3	133	8	6.0	6502	31840	45467	45467	60000	39006
Total	156972	12368	7.9

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

Acting classification	Base classification
	Graduate	APS 1	APS 2	APS 3	APS 4	APS 5	APS 6	EL 1	EL 2	SES 1	SES 2	SES 3
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: For the purposes of the APS Remuneration Report an employee was only reported as acting if they have been on temporary assignment/HDA to a different classification group for a continuous period of 90 days or more on or crossing 31 December 2011(i.e. since October 3).
Graduate	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 2	.	34	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 3	.	29	234	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 4	.	25	172	912	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 5	3	8	36	561	2362	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
APS 6	3	.	14	143	1037	2245	.	.	.	.	.	.
EL 1	.	.	1	4	37	183	2624	.	.	.	.	.
EL 2	.	.	.	.	.	3	44	1329	.	.	.	.
SES 1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	258	.	.	.
SES 2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	53	.	.
SES 3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8	.

4.2 Geographic/locality allowance

In previous surveys, some allowances captured in the geographic/locality descriptions were reported under ‘allowances’ in the ‘Total Reward Plus Allowances’ section, whereas some others were not reported on at all, for example disturbance or cost of living allowances.

For 2011, the Report provides data for a cluster of allowances variously described across agency enterprise agreements but relating to a particular locality or geographical region. Examples include: disturbance allowance, district allowance, remote localities assistance and overseas allowances. It excludes disability related allowances such as location-specific hardship allowances: SESction 4.3.

Only 6% of APS employees received a geographic or locality allowance; 7% of the SES workforce and 6% of the non-SES workforce.

From Table 4.3 the classifications with the highest proportion of employees receiving a geographic/locality allowance in 2011 were the APS 3, Graduates and SES 3 classifications. The EL 1 and EL 2 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 the highest median.

Table 4.3: Geographic/locality allowance by classification

Classification	Total employees n	Employees with allowance n	Proportion who received allowance %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: Examples of a geographic/locality allowance include but is not limited to: child, district, disturbance/relocation, geographical rent assistance, isolated establishment allowance (IEA), leave fare, post, posting termination compensation, remote localities assistance, remote locality dependent, rent subsidy, cost of living, and overseas allowances.
Graduate	1655	197	11.9	115	501	1000	4740	21796	2036
APS 1	1952	72	3.7	100	1404	5505	7828	17865	5717
APS 2	4272	254	5.9	90	1362	2800	6308	38293	4970
APS 3	19674	2628	13.4	3	739	1002	1365	36336	2323
APS 4	31037	1265	4.1	6	1005	2620	5760	31263	4282
APS 5	21424	1706	8.0	6	658	1362	5434	49166	4402
APS 6	32578	1440	4.4	3	911	2436	7150	95078	5634
EL 1	28506	1016	3.6	12	1852	6637	19653	105560	12819
EL 2	13179	448	3.4	18	2294	9491	30339	122166	18996
SES 1	2005	129	6.4	238	20560	32198	42740	159442	33263
SES 2	557	42	7.5	1200	20768	34861	51901	150683	41292
SES 3	133	16	12.0	4433	28873	42969	54289	130774	45788
Total	156972	9213	5.9

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 Australian 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, southern ocean operations training and working conditions allowances.

Table 4.4 shows non-SES have lower proportions of employees in receipt of disability allowances compared to SES. The proportion of Non-SES ranged from 1.0% for APS 1 to a high of 4.6% for APS 5. In contrast, the SES ranged from 5.1% of SES 1 to 9.0% of SES 3.

The maximum allowances paid at the EL 1 and SES levels were paid to APS employees working in hardship locations including overseas.

The Graduate level received the lowest median disability allowance of $74. The greatest median disability allowance of $46,439 was at the SES 1 classification.

Table 4.4: Disability allowance by classification

Classification	Total employees n	Employees with allowance n	Proportion who received allowance %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: Examples of disability allowances includes but is not limited to: site, hardship: antarctic, 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, special duties, spray equipment operation, task loading, wharf allowance, working conditions allowances.
Graduate	1655	69	4.2	5	26	74	530	28650	1108
APS 1	1952	19	1.0	34	1055	1876	2487	3532	1708
APS 2	4272	57	1.3	16	264	2487	8409	47864	6439
APS 3	19674	716	3.6	5	129	1235	7776	51094	7555
APS 4	31037	701	2.3	5	101	490	2487	125145	3717
APS 5	21424	988	4.6	5	128	2069	8401	139956	8219
APS 6	32578	1184	3.6	0	110	1985	10022	153299	9382
EL 1	28506	955	3.4	0	469	10211	36669	181476	22537
EL 2	13179	360	2.7	10	3322	16809	47300	146886	29208
SES 1	2005	103	5.1	51	21169	46439	71172	177615	50138
SES 2	557	33	5.9	3436	19651	31056	38137	118468	39616
SES 3	133	12	9.0	12010	26182	37262	47335	103882	41970
Total	156972	5197	3.3

4.4 Additional duties/responsibilities allowance

The additional duties/responsibility allowances have not been reported on in previous remuneration surveys. These allowances include, but are not limited to, First Aid Officer, Fire Warden, Departmental Liaison Officer and Workplace Health & Safety Officer allowances.

Also included in Table 4.5 are partial performance payments. Partial performance, at a higher level, may be recognised where some, but not all, of the duties of APStion at a higher classification are undertaken by an employee. Higher duties data is reported at Section 4.1.

The classifications which tend to have additional duties that attract an allowance are the APS 3 to APS 6 levels. The non-SES classifications with the lowest proportion of employees having additional duties allowance were the Graduate and APS 1 levels.

The additional duties at the SES levels are a reflection of the need in some agencies to have SES level employees available at all times to take on additional duties at times of crisis, and is more likely to occur in agencies with a presence overseas.

The median amounts were consistent across all non-SES classifications. This may be a reflection of enterprise agreement provisions providing allowances of similar values for the additional duties, regardless of classification level, under enterprise agreements arrangements. 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 allowance amount compared to Departmental Liaison Officer duties, but are far more numerous and hence represent the values in Q1, Median, and Q3 in Table 4.5.

Table 4.5: Additional duties/responsibilities allowance by classification

Classification	Total employees n	Employees with allowance n	Proportion who received allowance %	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: This allowance does not include higher duties payment. Examples of an additional duties/responsibilities allowance includes, but is not limited to: DLO, first aid, warden, supervisory, Fire Warden, Occupational Health and Safety Representative, patent examiner translation, use of force, Workplace Harassment Contact Officer, workplace responsibility, workplace support. It also includes partial performance allowance.
Graduate	1655	23	1.4	64	342	537	624	17000	2606
APS 1	1952	71	3.6	20	346	520	591	3051	515
APS 2	4272	268	6.3	20	346	528	652	3321	651
APS 3	19674	1960	10.0	20	346	589	926	18643	1098
APS 4	31037	2879	9.3	20	395	591	591	18665	597
APS 5	21424	2719	12.7	15	346	583	676	38462	867
APS 6	32578	3402	10.4	8	346	578	665	44184	855
EL 1	28506	2382	8.4	10	346	558	650	23727	1051
EL 2	13179	678	5.1	18	494	583	723	48654	1986
SES 1	2005	67	3.3	134	522	3165	26186	26186	9873
SES 2	557	18	3.2	522	4426	26186	26186	33684	18488
SES 3	133	3	2.3	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282
Total	156972	14470	9.2

5. Additional information

The following section provides greater detail on a range of payments including motor vehicle related payments, performance bonuses, geographic and locality allowance and additional duties allowances.

5.1 Employment instrument

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

• enterprise agreements (EA);
• Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA);
• Public Service Act Determinations (s24(1) and (3)) (PSA); and
• common law arrangements (CLA).

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

Employees in the non-SES classifications are usually employed under an EA with very small numbers at these levels using AWAs, PSAs and CLAs. At these levels, there is a greater use of IFAs than AWAs, PSAs and CLAs combined. IFAs were in place for 2678 employees in 2011, and were used most commonly at the EL 2 level: 1449 or 11.1% of EL 2 employees that are covered by an enterprise agreement.

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

For non-SES, PSAs tended to deliver a lower median Base Salary compared to other employment instruments. Note that PSAs cover a small population and collective determinations are used as a short-term interim instrument during periods of structural change, such as machinery of government changes. At the non-SES classifications, the CLAs provided the highest median salary outcomes, but like AWAs, there was a very small population of the workforce using CLAs.

At the SES 1 and SES 2 classifications CLAs delivered a slightly higher median Base Salary compared with other primary instruments while PSAs delivering the highest median Base Salary at the SES 3 classification by a small margin. This is shown in Table 5.3.

Table 5.1: Proportion of employees by employment instrument and classification

Classification	Primary								Secondary
	EA		AWA		PSA		CLA		IFA
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report Note: EA = Enterprise Agreement AWA = Australian Workplace Agreement PSA = Public Service Act Determinations (PS Act s24(1) & s24(3)) CLA = Common Law Arrangement IFA = Individual Flexibility Arrangement
Graduate	1655	100.0	.	.	.		.	.	21	1.3
APS 1	1952	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	0.2
APS 2	4271	100.0	1	0.0	.	.	.	.	8	0.2
APS 3	19666	100.0	1	0.0	4	0.0	3	0.0	33	0.2
APS 4	31003	99.9	16	0.1	15	0.1	3	0.0	57	0.2
APS 5	21379	99.8	9	0.0	22	0.1	14	0.1	118	0.6
APS 6	32503	99.8	26	0.1	37	0.1	12	0.0	330	1.0
EL 1	28363	99.5	40	0.1	52	0.2	51	0.2	645	2.3
EL 2	12996	98.6	81	0.6	40	0.3	62	0.5	1449	11.0
SES 1	10	0.5	242	12.1	1389	69.3	364	18.2	13	0.6
SES 2	6	1.1	69	12.4	382	68.6	100	18.0	.	0.0
SES 3	.	.	16	12.0	100	75.2	17	12.8	1	0.8
Total	153804	98.0	501	0.3	2041	1.3	626	0.4	2678	1.7

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

	Employment instrument	Base Salary
		Employees n	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max$
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	EA	1655	47324	52419	55162	57929	66000
	AWA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	PSA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	CLA	0	.	.	.	.	.
APS 1	EA	1952	25676	39602	41151	43779	54877
	AWA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	PSA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	CLA	0	.	.	.	.	.
APS 2	EA	4271	37628	48431	50471	51248	65037
	AWA	1	55905	55905	55905	55905	55905
	PSA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	CLA	0	.	.	.	.	.
APS 3	EA	19666	41146	53396	56215	58050	69935
	AWA	1	59978	59978	59978	59978	59978
	PSA	4	51032	51032	52093	54909	56664
	CLA	3	55650	55650	56919	57339	57339
APS 4	EA	31003	44194	61176	63243	63982	75177
	AWA	16	59600	61670	64957	67686	72450
	PSA	15	55509	55509	55509	59822	64281
	CLA	3	55735	55735	69669	72450	72450
APS 5	EA	21379	54293	67021	68092	70068	99168
	AWA	9	65975	67169	71070	73479	80267
	PSA	22	61292	61292	65579	69769	75870
	CLA	14	61651	65138	73394	76147	85050

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

	Employment instrument	Base Salary
		Employees n	Min $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	Max $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
APS 6	EA	32503	58207	75903	79555	81988	110773
	AWA	26	72113	78590	81277	87661	96330
	PSA	37	69002	72997	75962	80677	86498
	CLA	12	79888	82110	85050	90721	106468
EL 1	EA	28363	71713	95849	99378	102448	159931
	AWA	40	90019	96055	97814	104851	189000
	PSA	52	85040	93841	98555	103729	137629
	CLA	51	96272	125000	168000	173020	238745
EL 2	EA	12996	88207	120147	124140	129611	297250
	AWA	81	102183	122221	129555	154286	435780
	PSA	40	100217	119103	126712	130600	169497
	CLA	62	123557	135252	170295	225561	403670
SES 1	EA	10	151461	151461	151461	151461	175577
	AWA	242	134623	157837	165000	170387	291482
	PSA	1389	125000	156970	163473	174047	240535
	CLA	364	138119	159239	168093	181005	258896
SES 2	EA	6	184612	184612	184612	184612	184612
	AWA	69	173473	200000	208800	211502	508142
	PSA	382	171183	202726	208983	221450	298342
	CLA	100	169157	198938	214821	234200	284077
SES 3	EA	0	.	.	.	.	.
	AWA	16	221019	241829	256524	288779	387417
	PSA	100	215710	260658	273900	295150	442617
	CLA	17	242731	267800	273847	295800	532110

5.2 Remuneration data by sex

This section provides information on the key remuneration components based on sex by classification. Reporting on this dimension commenced in 2008 and the 2011 Report has continued this time series.

Women’s median Base Salary, as a proportion of men’s Base Salary was at or over 100% across all classification levels with the exception of the SES 1 (99.9%).

Generally, there were no significant differences between sexes across the three key remuneration components: Base Salary, TRP and Total Reward across all classification levels at the median values. Across the 5^th to 95^th percentiles the only variation is some deviation towards men at 95^th percentile at the Executive and SES levels with the deviation increasing at the higher classification levels.

Table 5.4: Median Base Salary and comparison by sex

Classification	Median Base Salary
	Men	Women	Women as % of Men
Source: Table 5.5
Graduate	55162	55162	100.0
APS 1	41068	41885	102.0
APS 2	50471	50471	100.0
APS 3	55880	56215	100.6
APS 4	63243	63243	100.0
APS 5	68092	68301	100.3
APS 6	79555	80128	100.7
EL 1	99285	99378	100.1
EL 2	124140	124140	100.0
SES 1	164586	164500	99.9
SES 2	208983	210000	100.5
SES 3	270792	274181	101.3

Table 5.5: Base Salary by sex

Classification	Sex	Employees n	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	Men	809	50471	53359	55162	57929	62153
	Women	846	50803	52315	55162	57753	60802
APS1	Men	908	36537	39602	41068	43779	46119
	Women	1044	34663	39602	41885	43779	45746
APS2	Men	1388	44837	48431	50471	50710	53706
	Women	2884	44896	48431	50471	51248	53706
APS3	Men	6794	50593	53170	55880	57939	59535
	Women	12880	51139	53629	56215	58050	59535
APS4	Men	9670	58105	61176	63243	64269	66753
	Women	21367	58431	61176	63243	63861	66753
APS5	Men	8902	63752	67177	68092	70026	72713
	Women	12522	64419	66989	68301	70236	72713
APS6	Men	14838	71821	76473	79555	81988	85077
	Women	17740	71832	75903	80128	81988	85077
EL1	Men	14718	90983	96215	99285	102481	107829
	Women	13788	90713	95720	99378	102448	109926
EL2	Men	7952	109381	120723	124140	129611	140339
	Women	5227	108990	118711	124140	128987	137629
SES 1	Men	1216	144722	157837	164586	175564	200131
	Women	789	144135	156879	164500	171000	193504
SES 2	Men	351	184612	202340	208983	221450	251796
	Women	206	184612	201571	210000	224380	251100
SES 3	Men	95	240000	260658	270792	303091	391617
	Women	38	221019	262500	274181	284971	298700

Table 5.6: TRP by sex

Classification	Sex	Employees n	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	Men	809	58244	61759	63742	66803	72071
	Women	846	58645	60296	63742	66077	70166
APS1	Men	908	41137	45701	47392	51111	55217
	Women	1044	39382	45701	47684	50868	54104
APS2	Men	1388	51742	55964	58640	59659	63355
	Women	2884	51810	55964	58318	59910	63350
APS3	Men	6794	58945	61987	65525	69090	71384
	Women	12880	59142	62402	64988	67791	70202
APS4	Men	9670	66850	70597	72717	74468	78446
	Women	21367	67109	70597	72671	73837	77770
APS5	Men	8902	73749	77286	79191	81766	85935
	Women	12522	73884	77060	79191	81494	85126
APS6	Men	14838	82476	88325	92522	96053	101911
	Women	17740	82436	87568	92468	95519	99861
EL1	Men	14718	104398	111498	115265	120016	126622
	Women	13788	103725	110461	115137	119862	127074
EL2	Men	7952	125765	139140	145732	152930	169044
	Women	5227	124808	137403	144142	151271	165178
SES 1	Men	1216	186486	206176	218042	228803	247470
	Women	789	186470	203659	215665	226204	244259
SES 2	Men	351	235185	260065	273123	284620	314942
	Women	206	235465	256264	270610	284667	307188
SES 3	Men	95	295900	325919	343144	376000	481952
	Women	38	300792	329729	345348	359517	391632

Table 5.7: TR by sex

Classification	Sex	Employees n	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	Men	809	58244	61759	63742	66803	72072
	Women	846	58645	61021	63742	66077	70166
APS1	Men	908	41137	45701	47682	51111	55217
	Women	1044	39383	45701	47684	50985	54334
APS2	Men	1388	51742	55964	58698	59919	63388
	Women	2884	51810	55964	58475	60249	63436
APS3	Men	6794	58983	61999	65688	69128	71384
	Women	12880	59236	62610	65387	67979	70273
APS4	Men	9670	67104	70597	72744	74609	78607
	Women	21367	67371	70597	72671	74073	77770
APS5	Men	8902	73785	77325	79872	81831	86177
	Women	12522	73957	77086	79537	81580	85314
APS6	Men	14838	82609	88389	93276	96278	101939
	Women	17740	82437	87706	92659	95750	100493
EL1	Men	14718	104683	111641	115791	120016	127748
	Women	13788	103967	110679	115582	120016	127835
EL2	Men	7952	126155	140101	146607	155115	173050
	Women	5227	125678	138017	145732	152567	167490
SES 1	Men	1216	187915	208787	220690	234435	251884
	Women	789	190182	205437	217245	228972	247360
SES 2	Men	351	239123	262200	275514	290808	318457
	Women	206	237202	261968	276237	292066	307188
SES 3	Men	95	295900	328839	348652	376682	481952
	Women	38	300792	339366	349842	366300	391632

5.3 Employment category

APS employees may be engaged on either an ongoing or non-ongoing basis. Table 5.8 provides the detail on Base Salary by employment category and classification. Note, non-ongoing casual employees have been excluded.

With the exception of the APS 1 classification level, APS employees were overwhelming engaged on an ongoing basis. This was consistent with the Public Service Act 1999 s22 (3) that “the usual basis for engagement is as an ongoing APS employee”.

The APS 1 shows that 45% of employees at that classification level are ongoing. This was the sole level where non-ongoing employees outnumber ongoing employees. The APS 2 classification with 14% had the second highest proportion of non-ongoing employees.

With regard to median Base Salary, employees engaged on an ongoing basis tended to have a higher median Base Salary with the exception at the Graduate, SES 2 and SES 3 classifications. Note that for these three classifications, the proportion of non-ongoing employees is small.

As engagement on a non-ongoing basis is time limited, there is not the same time available to move up salary spans for this category of employees. Hence the trend for employees engaged on an ongoing basis to have a higher median Base Salary than employees on a non-ongoing basis was not unexpected.

Table 5.8: Base Salary by employment category and classification

Classification	Employees		Min		Q1		Median		Q3		Max		Average
	OG n	NOG n	OG $	NOG $	OG $	NOG $	OG $	NOG $	OG $	NOG $	OG $	NOG $	OG $	NOG $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report 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.
Graduate	1649	6	47324	56959	52419	56959	55162	56959	57929	56959	66000	56959	55521	56959
APS 1	875	1077	25676	25676	41525	39602	43502	39602	44532	42664	54877	48221	42447	40225
APS 2	3686	586	37628	39616	49266	44896	50471	46601	51281	48373	65037	55084	50345	46999
APS 3	17844	1830	41146	41970	54562	51842	56215	52849	58050	53718	69935	62334	56150	53103
APS 4	29664	1373	44194	52185	61317	57929	63473	59568	64105	60876	75177	70611	62825	59613
APS 5	20409	1015	54293	54293	67287	65012	68092	66055	70236	68092	99168	78857	68598	66522
APS 6	31377	1201	58207	63475	76515	72763	79555	74851	81988	80241	110773	104306	79455	76264
EL 1	27645	861	71713	81680	96215	91315	99378	96215	102524	101182	238745	159931	99825	96990
EL 2	12664	515	92452	88207	120290	116681	124140	120802	129611	128750	435780	287257	125528	124709
SES 1	1950	55	125000	131283	157260	150000	164598	163817	174003	181711	291482	258896	167020	169420
SES 2	536	21	169157	183598	201817	200726	209257	209318	222700	218072	508142	261002	214256	210674
SES 3	120	13	215710	248048	260658	267008	273270	278533	291553	330842	532110	442617	280612	306691
Total	148419	8553

6. Historical data

Section 6 provides historical data on the:

• median Base Salary for all classifications since 2002;
• percentage change in median Base Salary for all classifications since 2002; and
• percentage change in median Total Reward by classification since 2002.

When considering the historical data, changes in methodology over the 10 year period needs to be taken into account. Prior to 2010 when all APS 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 different years.

There has been a significant increase in sample size from between 22,000 to 29,200 records in the years prior to 2009, to 120,000 records in 2009. The 2011 Report has moved from a sample methodology to a census. That is, all 156,972 relevant records submitted for the 2011 Report have been used.

Over the last decade, median base salaries have consistently increased. The greatest increase in median base salaries 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 2003 with increases of 6.5% at the non-SES classifications and 10.2% at the SES. Please note that a warning was issued in the 2003 APS SES Remuneration Survey regarding comparing the results between 2002 and 2003 due to a change in the treatment of motor vehicle allowance reporting between these two years.

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 and 3.1% at the SES. Prior to 2011, 2010 had reported the smallest recorded increases in Total Reward. This demonstrates two consecutive years of relatively low remuneration growth.

As noted in Section 2.1 there has been a rolling-in of a proportion of benefits and bonuses into Base Salary. This is illustrated by comparing Figures 6.3 and 6.4 where the line indication SES change in Base Salary is above 4% since 2009 but growth in Total Reward is below 3%.

Both figures show all classification groups trending towards 3% in 2011. If this trend continues, there will be a flat-line at 3% from 2011 to 2012.

Table 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification: 2001–11

Classification	2001 $	2002 $	2003 $	2004 $	2005 $	2006 $	2007 $	2008 $	2009 $	2010 $	2011 $
Source: 2001–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	33140	36409	38402	40000	41000	43412	45902	49753	51370	53040	55162
APS 1	28490	30966	31471	32893	33935	35371	36040	37371	40659	41148	41151
APS 2	32570	35104	36439	37807	39028	40300	40786	43682	47680	49233	50471
APS 3	36560	39068	40550	42452	43923	45345	46542	49000	52327	54577	56215
APS 4	40800	42241	45688	47301	48944	50833	52812	55343	58949	61299	63243
APS 5	44870	47607	49941	52018	53931	56400	58825	61000	64728	67017	68092
APS 6	52530	55702	58164	60421	62775	65519	68000	70580	74969	77824	79555
EL 1	64500	69483	72035	74787	77767	80921	84875	88270	93826	97275	99378
EL 2	79820	85493	88361	92072	96063	100000	105299	110400	117127	120840	124140
SES 1	99178	103340	109000	116543	122000	127945	135000	141651	149987	158277	164575
SES 2	121737	126843	137088	145296	151108	159856	168422	178276	189633	200726	209318
SES 3	153286	159812	170000	179883	187500	198994	211000	226000	248000	261910	273383

Table 6.2: Percentage change in median Base Salary by classification group: 2002–11

Classification	2002 %	2003 %	2004 %	2005 %	2006 %	2007 %	2008 %	2009 %	2010 %	2011 %
Source: 2001–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Grad, APS1 - APS 3	7.8	3.7	4.3	3.3	3.7	2.6	6.0	7.1	3.9	2.8
APS4 - APS6	4.8	6.5	3.8	3.7	4.3	4.0	4.1	6.3	3.8	2.4
EL	7.4	3.5	4.0	4.2	4.1	5.1	4.4	6.2	3.5	2.3
Non-SES	6.4	4.9	4.0	3.8	4.1	4.1	4.6	6.4	3.7	2.4
SES	4.2	6.1	6.7	4.5	5.1	5.5	5.2	6.2	5.6	4.1
All	6.1	5.0	4.3	3.9	4.2	4.2	4.6	6.4	3.8	2.5

Table 6.3: Percentage change in median TR by classification group: 2002–11

Classification	2001 $	2002 $	2003 $	2004 $	2005 $	2006 $	2007 $	2008 $	2009 $	2010 $	2011 $
Source: 2001–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Graduate	37260	41820	43572	45441	47221	50666	52971	58152	59105	61287	63742
APS 1	32500	35048	36393	37093	38032	40628	41507	43397	46544	47546	47682
APS 2	37170	39423	41552	43068	44684	46339	47128	50996	55263	57125	58519
APS 3	41580	44130	46448	48604	50732	52414	53864	56888	60281	63326	65555
APS 4	46700	47986	52146	54688	56256	58685	61409	64265	67903	70408	72697
APS 5	51040	54668	57697	60037	62337	65168	68393	71165	75319	77709	79794
APS 6	60900	64237	67568	70204	72628	76027	79440	82737	86644	90005	92975
EL 1	75410	81046	86450	88135	92024	96087	101339	105613	109784	113384	115630
EL 2	95590	101607	108280	111813	116895	120918	127442	134074	137885	141170	146277
SES 1	138888	145206	160553	171366	175745	184809	194537	202110	207730	213017	219464
SES 2	169983	179137	196019	210391	218420	231336	245763	257512	263461	266763	275656
SES 3	207623	222496	240947	261813	273269	289590	309096	330337	336029	340627	348652

7. Remuneration findings by classification

Table 7.1: Remuneration findings for Graduate

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	1655	47324	50471	52419	55162	57929	60802	66000	55527
Agency superannuation contribution	1655	4399	7773	8043	8580	8815	9493	14134	8524
Cost of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	2	2088	2088	2088	5972	9855	9855	9855	5972
Other benefits	35	50	50	140	300	910	5061	9535	997
Other supplementary payments	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Remuneration Package	1655	54612	58589	60492	63742	66695	70166	84850	64079
Performance bonus paid	5	972	972	972	972	972	972	972	972
Retention bonus paid	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Productivity bonus	180	200	300	750	750	750	800	3200	734
Sign on bonus	46	294	294	700	838	838	838	1738	732
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Reward	1655	54612	58645	61021	63742	66741	70708	84850	64182
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	23	64	170	342	537	624	17000	17000	2606
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	21	45	51	353	1074	1972	2336	10479	1471
Market related allowance – general	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Superannuation allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (annualised allowances)	43	45	64	342	583	1375	17000	17000	2112
Hours of duty allowances	216	22	26	26	79	185	878	7060	266
Expense allowances	95	47	143	228	480	812	1311	1665	575
Geographic/locality allowance	197	115	251	501	1000	4740	5000	21796	2036
Disability allowance	69	5	8	26	74	530	5545	28650	1108
Health and lifestyle allowance	515	150	200	300	300	600	600	600	422
Individual performance related allowances	2	500	500	500	4670	8840	8840	8840	4670
Annual leave loading	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (totalled allowances)	914	22	79	300	530	652	5000	41542	893
TR+A	1655	54612	58645	61496	64342	67050	72349	110488	64730

Table 7.2: Remuneration findings for APS 1

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Base Salary	1952	25676	34663	39602	41151	43779	45746	54877	41221
Agency superannuation contribution	1952	0	4840	6099	6274	6824	9093	13579	6498
Cost of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	3	2088	2088	2088	2088	2088	2088	2088	2088
Other benefits	51	26	38	312	1282	2692	7321	13836	2253
Other supplementary payments	1	884	884	884	884	884	884	884	884
Total Remuneration Package	1952	29670	39816	45701	47448	50986	54613	66650	47782
Performance bonus paid	139	177	432	665	665	665	1000	2337	664
Retention bonus paid	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Productivity bonus	26	450	459	750	2000	2000	2000	2000	1422
Sign on bonus	18	438	438	500	500	500	650	650	505
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Reward	1952	29670	39825	45701	47682	51111	54791	66650	47853
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	71	20	139	346	520	591	903	3051	515
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	4	500	500	682	938	1372	1732	1732	1027
Market related allowance – general	1	3200	3200	3200	3200	3200	3200	3200	3200
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	1	984	984	984	984	984	984	984	984
Superannuation allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (annualised allowances)	76	20	139	346	521	591	1349	3200	590
Hours of duty allowances	363	4	26	52	106	265	661	4121	206
Expense allowances	3	28	28	28	168	211	211	211	136
Geographic/locality allowance	72	100	349	1404	5505	7828	16143	17865	5717
Disability allowance	19	34	34	1055	1876	2487	3532	3532	1708
Health and lifestyle allowance	158	79	130	300	300	300	600	600	308
Individual performance related allowances	3	3802	3802	3802	8305	11003	11003	11003	7703
Annual leave loading	2	244	244	244	244	244	244	244	244
TR+A (totalled allowances)	561	4	26	79	285	503	6643	20352	1055
TR+A	1952	29670	39954	45701	47702	51260	55647	73883	48179

Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report

Table 7.3: Remuneration findings for APS 2

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Base Salary	4272	37628	44896	48431	50471	51248	53706	65037	49886
Agency superannuation contribution	4272	0	6452	7156	7808	8841	10496	17051	7958
Cost of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	7	1800	1800	1800	1800	3392	3392	3392	2482
Other benefits	175	12	78	208	330	945	6381	12422	1311
Other supplementary payments	3	776	776	776	1003	1003	1003	1003	928
Total Remuneration Package	4272	43423	51810	55964	58475	59760	63355	77105	57903
Performance bonus paid	977	165	399	665	665	665	665	4722	666
Retention bonus paid	10	1313	1313	1572	2125	2125	4000	4000	2101
Productivity bonus	58	303	427	750	750	750	2000	2000	961
Sign on bonus	77	150	400	500	500	750	750	795	594
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Reward	4272	43423	51810	55964	58519	60084	63436	77105	58084
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	268	20	326	346	528	652	1725	3321	651
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	4	500	500	500	1116	2045	2358	2358	1273
Market related allowance – general	10	800	800	2000	2200	4800	5600	5600	3040
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	2	2912	2912	2912	3412	3912	3912	3912	3412
Superannuation allowances	80	133	1453	1465	1465	1523	1774	15862	1687
TR+A (annualised allowances)	362	20	326	520	606	1465	2080	15862	971
Hours of duty allowances	695	1	25	52	145	495	4909	15559	805
Expense allowances	66	28	112	126	218	327	593	971	256
Geographic/locality allowance	254	90	635	1362	2800	6308	14468	38293	4970
Disability allowance	57	16	51	264	2487	8409	24471	47864	6439
Health and lifestyle allowance	817	1	130	300	300	300	600	600	327
Individual performance related allowances	6	250	250	1267	6345	12096	32973	32973	9879
Annual leave loading	8	34	34	64	69	69	69	69	64
TR+A (totalled allowances)	1529	1	26	250	327	973	8904	47864	1656
TR+A	4272	43423	51810	56264	58891	61154	64768	111431	58759

Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report

Table 7.4: Remuneration findings for APS 3

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Base Salary	19674	41146	51139	53396	56215	58050	59535	69935	55867
Agency superannuation contribution	19674	0	7609	8187	8826	9826	12411	22595	9229
Cost of motor vehicle	36	7445	8301	12653	14939	16346	18137	24370	14414
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	64	187	860	1885	2088	2088	3392	10345	2209
Other benefits	597	13	26	131	270	1099	4455	11781	928
Other supplementary payments	32	50	593	975	1112	1112	2004	4615	1146
Total Remuneration Package	19674	45661	59014	62206	65016	68795	70547	86177	65160
Performance bonus paid	1451	11	399	665	665	665	2864	9000	896
Retention bonus paid	8	1000	1000	1778	2400	2444	3520	3520	2221
Productivity bonus	288	220	450	653	750	750	800	2000	737
Sign on bonus	305	240	500	500	500	500	817	947	542
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	21	200	200	876	876	876	876	876	785
Total Reward	19674	45661	59014	62318	65555	68795	70582	88506	65247
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	1960	20	333	346	589	926	2836	18643	1098
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	176	250	500	872	1235	2358	3592	4559	1708
Market related allowance – general	8	1428	1428	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	1929
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	9	375	375	2831	5396	5396	9020	9020	4167
Superannuation allowances	114	1504	1614	1648	1681	1796	2323	2323	1772
TR+A (annualised allowances)	2218	20	333	491	591	1648	3173	18643	1221
Hours of duty allowances	5075	1	26	52	159	603	12280	30117	1604
Expense allowances	3320	1	67	126	168	246	553	15889	266
Geographic/locality allowance	2628	3	202	739	1002	1365	11428	36336	2323
Disability allowance	716	5	30	129	1235	7776	38286	51094	7555
Health and lifestyle allowance	4859	1	120	200	300	300	600	2014	284
Individual performance related allowances	12	500	500	2985	8562	13820	34888	34888	10339
Annual leave loading	118	0	1	42	77	173	264	335	111
TR+A (totalled allowances)	10931	1	51	200	377	1155	12292	51094	2018
TR+A	19674	47177	59400	63174	65938	69410	75082	129734	66506

Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report

Table 7.5: Remuneration findings for APS 4

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	31037	44194	58105	61176	63243	63982	66753	75177	62683
Agency superannuation contribution	31037	0	8595	9198	9421	10126	12078	21429	9768
Cost of motor vehicle	24	6873	8391	12248	14903	15726	17350	18148	14038
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	219	860	1800	2088	2088	2088	3030	6897	2152
Other benefits	901	8	26	70	208	538	4058	16225	837
Other supplementary payments	12	130	130	567	1247	1538	13026	13026	2048
Total Remuneration Package	31037	53210	67053	70597	72671	74047	77866	96051	72502
Performance bonus paid	1442	89	500	665	665	665	3420	9073	974
Retention bonus paid	37	300	450	2127	2823	4104	4984	5482	2980
Productivity bonus	653	200	408	750	750	750	800	5800	748
Sign on bonus	659	189	379	500	500	650	943	1900	568
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	17	398	398	876	876	876	3213	3213	1213
Total Reward	31037	53210	67231	70597	72697	74180	77945	96051	72579
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	2879	20	296	395	591	591	913	18665	597
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	668	19	500	1789	2358	2358	2358	13187	2021
Market related allowance – general	10	1600	1600	1690	1845	2400	5500	5500	2337
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	26	801	820	1690	2562	5500	7517	11346	3429
Superannuation allowances	29	47	64	1730	1837	1911	2323	9456	1739
TR+A (annualised allowances)	3527	19	296	528	591	801	2358	18665	916
Hours of duty allowances	4268	1	25	72	276	1445	12959	25150	2035
Expense allowances	1320	3	74	168	198	327	863	15972	351
Geographic/locality allowance	1265	6	248	1005	2620	5760	13339	31263	4282
Disability allowance	701	5	20	101	490	2487	19045	125145	3717
Health and lifestyle allowance	5078	1	130	200	300	300	600	3355	303
Individual performance related allowances	19	250	250	500	2652	14484	31702	31702	8292
Annual leave loading	34	47	50	86	86	244	2710	3142	360
TR+A (totalled allowances)	9934	1	52	200	317	1114	10221	152818	1900
TR+A	31037	53210	67384	70918	72720	74727	79846	226832	73291

Table 7.6: Remuneration findings for APS 5

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	21424	54293	64304	67021	68092	70068	72713	99168	68500
Agency superannuation contribution	21424	0	9128	10014	10666	11584	14317	28888	10962
Cost of motor vehicle	19	3383	3383	11226	13970	15506	22235	22235	13325
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	119	860	1380	2088	2088	2088	4055	10345	2322
Other benefits	559	8	26	146	340	1550	5659	12656	1281
Other supplementary payments	45	18	404	1268	1359	1359	1998	3667	1328
Total Remuneration Package	21424	60538	73825	77109	79191	81628	85330	116290	79523
Performance bonus paid	2701	2	500	681	681	681	3364	11994	1009
Retention bonus paid	19	1343	1343	2238	2877	3296	4000	4000	2734
Productivity bonus	831	145	418	641	750	750	800	3200	724
Sign on bonus	668	300	500	500	558	700	1056	1900	638
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	24	200	200	876	876	876	1615	1790	872
Total Reward	21424	60538	73904	77135	79794	81721	85610	116290	79702
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	2719	15	296	346	583	676	2836	38462	867
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	321	28	500	969	2358	3150	6273	12074	2351
Market related allowance – general	8	1690	1690	2000	3500	4900	6879	6879	3671
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	19	1292	1292	2011	3000	5178	138606	138606	17505
Superannuation allowances	30	92	99	1990	2049	2088	10503	11581	2426
TR+A (annualised allowances)	3005	23	296	346	591	806	3150	139308	1180
Hours of duty allowances	3343	1	25	52	181	1249	13408	33721	1994
Expense allowances	1386	1	79	126	246	327	1126	9411	371
Geographic/locality allowance	1706	6	221	658	1362	5434	16678	49166	4402
Disability allowance	988	5	20	128	2069	8401	44673	139956	8219
Health and lifestyle allowance	4136	1	130	200	300	300	600	1457	282
Individual performance related allowances	39	302	304	2210	3132	6117	21240	22497	5284
Annual leave loading	94	1	18	78	95	223	689	2266	210
TR+A (totalled allowances)	8775	1	27	200	300	1226	14613	153929	2758
TR+A	21424	61731	74183	77580	79930	82829	88860	239611	80997

Table 7.7: Remuneration findings for APS 6

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	32578	58207	71832	75903	79555	81988	85077	110773	79337
Agency superannuation contribution	32578	0	10130	11384	12339	13573	16752	33828	12592
Cost of motor vehicle	20	10382	10558	14127	15935	19159	20285	21036	16275
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motor vehicle parking	135	142	1353	2088	2088	2088	4764	9855	2367
Other benefits	1114	2	26	177	573	2500	9644	26896	2169
Other supplementary payments	94	181	404	698	1293	1590	2705	20980	1514
Total Remuneration Package	32578	69170	82436	87874	92522	95750	100945	138134	92028
Performance bonus paid	3946	27	500	796	796	796	5163	18738	1470
Retention bonus paid	33	495	868	2396	3389	5000	16450	19936	4960
Productivity bonus	976	163	454	750	750	750	800	2600	747
Sign on bonus	1132	300	393	500	500	656	1216	3405	641
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	500	200	876	1507	1615	1615	2223	6000	1600
Total Reward	32578	69170	82506	88042	92975	95902	101415	138134	92280
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	3402	8	296	346	578	665	2124	44184	855
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	390	131	500	972	1995	3150	10000	29550	2976
Market related allowance – general	10	2400	2400	3569	6266	12026	22500	22500	8239
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	108	1500	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	18889	2152
Market related allowance - specific individual	79	462	830	2400	4442	7974	138606	138606	12093
Superannuation allowances	200	10	70	2320	2320	2323	2323	16263	2258
TR+A (annualised allowances)	4065	8	297	477	591	972	3413	139308	1425
Hours of duty allowances	4322	1	25	52	206	1614	8951	40039	1854
Expense allowances	1072	3	39	126	246	522	1694	21080	541
Geographic/locality allowance	1440	3	297	911	2436	7150	21082	95078	5634
Disability allowance	1184	0	13	110	1985	10022	49562	153299	9382
Health and lifestyle allowance	7719	1	150	200	300	300	750	2042	317
Individual performance related allowances	65	6	222	838	4000	9968	34888	34888	8528
Annual leave loading	59	3	15	97	110	221	995	2554	219
TR+A (totalled allowances)	12859	0	50	200	300	773	10662	166180	2397
TR+A	32578	69170	82867	88544	93318	96671	103108	262964	93404

Table 7.8: Remuneration findings for EL 1

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	28506	71713	90856	95849	99378	102448	108788	238745	99739
Agency superannuation contribution	28506	0	12683	14307	15370	16537	20367	37402	15768
Cost of motor vehicle	54	6890	10781	19159	19159	19159	19159	20828	17861
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	5	11638	11638	11638	11638	11638	11638	11638	11638
Motor vehicle parking	250	770	997	1304	2088	2460	6938	11464	2457
Other benefits	968	6	40	209	727	3090	11800	57113	2850
Other supplementary payments	35	404	423	594	669	1242	1590	1694	872
Total Remuneration Package	28506	85881	104075	110926	115257	120016	126920	272847	115662
Performance bonus paid	4559	15	147	993	993	1976	7495	59238	2112
Retention bonus paid	86	1000	2000	3000	4812	10000	21662	30000	6889
Productivity bonus	733	102	400	735	750	750	1011	3600	767
Sign on bonus	790	300	361	500	700	923	1546	1900	809
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	333	200	876	1876	1966	1966	6263	6880	2073
Total Reward	28506	85881	104294	111163	115630	120016	127816	272847	116087
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	2382	10	296	346	558	650	1942	23727	1051
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	361	23	499	1002	3150	4801	12628	31050	3913
Market related allowance – general	30	3215	4000	5000	7442	10000	14585	16933	7937
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	37	1421	1500	1500	12957	18889	18889	18889	11279
Market related allowance - specific individual	171	32	1810	4773	7637	10000	23065	41750	8477
Superannuation allowances	115	20	56	182	2323	2323	2323	16556	2023
TR+A (annualised allowances)	2970	10	301	417	591	1002	10409	41750	2105
Hours of duty allowances	2015	1	26	106	869	3310	11281	40870	2673
Expense allowances	759	2	34	180	365	1029	2991	17662	841
Geographic/locality allowance	1016	12	390	1852	6637	19653	43668	105560	12819
Disability allowance	955	0	17	469	10211	36669	87832	181476	22537
Health and lifestyle allowance	7558	1	150	200	300	300	600	1864	307
Individual performance related allowances	305	63	464	2000	2868	3369	32977	34888	5368
Annual leave loading	23	7	96	134	134	147	1745	1912	325
TR+A (totalled allowances)	10616	0	130	250	300	837	19035	198092	4195
TR+A	28506	85881	104595	111798	116261	120633	131888	320206	117869

Table 7.9: Remuneration findings for EL 2

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	13179	88207	109381	120147	124140	129611	139256	435780	125496
Agency superannuation contribution	13179	0	15134	17664	19459	21709	26689	62538	19947
Cost of motor vehicle	144	261	11784	11784	11784	20484	22856	26000	15271
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	173	11134	19936	23628	24920	25000	27000	38187	23975
Motor vehicle parking	741	40	1304	2460	3500	3526	8288	17656	3679
Other benefits	344	12	56	270	1153	5186	19315	41124	4400
Other supplementary payments	1673	350	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	8000	1503
Total Remuneration Package	13179	102858	125495	138459	145215	152076	167137	460780	146436
Performance bonus paid	3286	22	891	1227	2412	7867	14691	397254	5822
Retention bonus paid	111	800	1000	2000	5650	10000	18249	53000	7254
Productivity bonus	334	200	400	750	750	1000	1400	2800	838
Sign on bonus	474	300	300	650	979	1687	2000	17500	1204
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	119	318	876	2159	2431	2431	4424	8509	2431
Total Reward	13179	102858	126027	139232	146277	154250	170565	825924	148036
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	678	18	300	494	583	723	13220	48654	1986
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	190	78	500	2199	4320	8473	14610	31050	5749
Market related allowance – general	60	337	3900	6932	8000	15457	44685	57171	12951
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	35	1500	1500	3489	4337	5000	29420	119423	8607
Market related allowance - specific individual	291	53	3500	7039	10000	12552	29656	80089	12606
Superannuation allowances	67	69	87	283	2323	2323	3101	18739	1975
TR+A (annualised allowances)	1261	20	337	558	2250	9719	20621	119423	5803
Hours of duty allowances	536	7	26	378	1376	4212	9100	32808	3103
Expense allowances	793	11	54	265	523	1840	17000	20031	2277
Geographic/locality allowance	448	18	390	2294	9491	30339	62820	122166	18996
Disability allowance	360	10	146	3322	16809	47300	100500	146886	29208
Health and lifestyle allowance	3151	1	150	200	300	300	600	9750	344
Individual performance related allowances	173	203	571	2925	3650	5183	31054	38350	6481
Annual leave loading	8	68	68	129	155	167	6020	6020	874
TR+A (totalled allowances)	4727	1	132	275	300	1309	29466	167216	5226
TR+A	13179	104270	126243	140104	147324	155950	180781	825924	150466

Table 7.10: Remuneration findings for SES 1

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	2005	125000	144200	157260	164575	174728	198947	291482	167086
Agency superannuation contribution	2005	3300	19758	24026	27141	31407	40137	67766	28103
Cost of motor vehicle	417	4318	11784	21623	23093	25880	26068	50863	21890
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	1214	1024	21163	24000	25000	26000	26068	39333	24655
Motor vehicle parking	946	40	1304	2144	3113	4055	8288	22222	3384
Other benefits	135	52	126	370	4149	13272	22336	47242	7610
Other supplementary payments	20	380	690	1690	3132	27280	37053	38675	13089
Total Remuneration Package	2005	161716	186470	204763	216936	227878	245859	377181	216909
Performance bonus paid	633	211	3072	3899	8231	14836	19890	47129	9782
Retention bonus paid	36	561	1000	1000	1000	7000	20000	30000	4959
Productivity bonus	24	200	200	400	875	1800	3200	4400	1290
Sign on bonus	12	1900	1900	1900	1900	1923	30000	30000	4266
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	7	876	876	876	876	876	876	876	876
Total Reward	2005	161716	188947	207260	219464	232215	250545	405480	220130
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	67	134	371	522	3165	26186	26186	26186	9873
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	66	19	500	2040	5276	15008	31936	40012	9859
Market related allowance – general	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	2	10000	10000	10000	13250	16500	16500	16500	13250
Superannuation allowances	12	158	158	623	2729	2953	3214	3214	2060
TR+A (annualised allowances)	141	118	371	780	4454	16500	28234	40012	9670
Hours of duty allowances	43	6	24	441	931	3122	5447	6411	1863
Expense allowances	176	0	91	360	931	1365	6844	24811	1548
Geographic/locality allowance	129	238	1900	20560	32198	42740	81993	159442	33263
Disability allowance	103	51	3929	21169	46439	71172	110974	177615	50138
Health and lifestyle allowance	128	88	150	229	300	300	9750	9750	1507
Individual performance related allowances	15	456	456	1902	7830	18851	26100	26100	10402
Annual leave loading	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (totalled allowances)	440	0	148	300	1516	24880	118263	214169	23083
TR+A	2005	164006	191154	208513	221677	236760	276625	446082	225876

Table 7.11: Remuneration findings for SES 2

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	557	169157	184612	201753	209318	222171	251796	508142	214121
Agency superannuation contribution	557	3652	25395	31042	36190	41642	52365	85123	37042
Cost of motor vehicle	167	3325	13092	21623	25000	27226	28000	51444	23131
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	272	20000	21163	24422	26500	27226	28000	31298	25814
Motor vehicle parking	274	215	1304	2013	2460	3552	5487	15140	3023
Other benefits	44	157	232	646	8722	14892	21634	33598	9815
Other supplementary payments	3	13391	13391	13391	16227	27922	27922	27922	19180
Total Remuneration Package	557	196182	235185	258959	272316	284620	312042	533142	273070
Performance bonus paid	154	1971	3764	3764	13187	19881	29819	412242	17624
Retention bonus paid	7	1000	1000	1000	1000	12066	40275	40275	8192
Productivity bonus	4	200	200	475	750	775	800	800	625
Sign on bonus	6	1900	1900	1900	1900	1900	1900	1900	1900
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Reward	557	196182	237681	262125	275656	291580	314942	945384	278071
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	18	522	522	4426	26186	26186	33684	33684	18488
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	19	1576	1576	4107	6783	11495	60000	60000	10467
Market related allowance – general	1	9000	9000	9000	9000	9000	9000	9000	9000
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	1	4100	4100	4100	4100	4100	4100	4100	4100
Market related allowance - specific individual	3	10000	10000	10000	13591	31338	31338	31338	18310
Superannuation allowances	3	3775	3775	3775	4603	17305	17305	17305	8561
TR+A (annualised allowances)	43	522	750	4107	10000	26186	33684	60000	14543
Hours of duty allowances	3	26	26	26	79	4192	4192	4192	1432
Expense allowances	57	57	120	551	1003	1365	3028	18619	1444
Geographic/locality allowance	42	1200	6094	20768	34861	51901	89912	150683	41292
Disability allowance	33	3436	5420	19651	31056	38137	114794	118468	39616
Health and lifestyle allowance	34	121	150	243	300	300	9750	9750	2488
Individual performance related allowances	9	1994	1994	15660	18000	46908	46980	46980	24088
Annual leave loading	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (totalled allowances)	130	26	150	634	2708	36567	122248	172895	26381
TR+A	557	198647	239123	264789	279570	297477	339723	945384	285351

Table 7.12: Remuneration findings for SES 3

	Employees n	Min $	P5 $	Q1 $	Median $	Q3 $	P95 $	Max $	Average $
Source: 2011 APS Remuneration Report
Base Salary	133	215710	240000	260658	273383	295000	387417	532110	283161
Agency superannuation contribution	133	17895	32669	39894	48120	54086	71372	108214	49228
Cost of motor vehicle	44	15708	15708	21397	23911	28940	30000	32214	24154
Cash in lieu of motor vehicle	54	22000	23911	26914	28646	30000	31000	31000	28307
Motor vehicle parking	62	38	1300	1692	2079	3120	4502	5567	2303
Other benefits	22	26	78	862	5812	16513	20550	22219	8019
Other supplementary payments	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Remuneration Package	133	283969	300792	326225	343532	368010	464801	557110	354274
Performance bonus paid	35	3086	3764	4655	9816	27287	33131	37887	14797
Retention bonus paid	3	40	40	40	1000	50000	50000	50000	17013
Productivity bonus	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sign on bonus	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Group or whole of agency performance bonuses and allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total Reward	133	283969	300792	329989	348652	373871	479068	557110	358552
Additional duties/responsibilities allowances	3	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282	28282
Qualifications and/or skills based allowances	3	1829	1829	1829	2633	4508	4508	4508	2990
Market related allowance – general	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific occupation or qualification	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Market related allowance - specific individual	1	56556	56556	56556	56556	56556	56556	56556	56556
Superannuation allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (annualised allowances)	6	1829	1829	2633	28282	32790	56556	56556	25062
Hours of duty allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Expense allowances	8	299	299	579	1034	1414	6232	6232	1573
Geographic/locality allowance	16	4433	4433	28873	42969	54289	130774	130774	45788
Disability allowance	12	12010	12010	26182	37262	47335	103882	103882	41970
Health and lifestyle allowance	5	150	150	250	300	300	300	300	260
Individual performance related allowances	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Annual leave loading	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TR+A (totalled allowances)	27	150	250	871	28000	87572	130774	156540	46301
TR+A	133	283969	301187	335912	356095	385793	482853	557110	369082

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 2011. Although it was collected, data on casuals (non-ongoing employed for duties that are irregular or intermittent), trainees and cadets are excluded from the findings in this report. Unless noted in the tables, ongoing and non-ongoing employees are grouped together.

To inform agencies of requirements and changes to the 2011 Remuneration Report, information sessions were conducted in mid-November in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. This provided agencies the opportunity to ask questions before the data was collected.

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.

With the APSC now undertaking the 2011 report, rather than a private contractor, there are differences in methodology in some areas—historical data in this report may not match those of past reports. The following points should be considered when comparing previous years’ reports.

Compared to previous reports, the 2011 report:

• does not weight the population i.e. data relating to every employee was included in the overall data set.
• splits allowances and bonuses into more detailed types.
• calculates motor vehicle costs differently.
• weights average change by population when grouping classifications.

This report covers most staff employed under s22(a), s22(b) and s72 of the Public Service Act 1999 as at 31 December 2011—employees on leave without pay (LWOP) are excluded. This report excludes Locally Engaged Employees under the PS Act s74, Agency Heads, and office holders whose remuneration is set by the Remuneration Tribunal. Casuals employed under the PS Act s22(c) were included in the data collection, but they are excluded from the results shown in this report.

Due to the exclusions noted above, this report should not be used to calculate past or present populations of the APS. For accurate population data, please consult 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. ThiSESres that each employee’s data has equal weighting.

Employees who started a graduate program in 2011 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.

A.2 Definitions

n

n is the number of employees.

Average

The 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:

Median

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

Q1

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

Q3

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

P5

The 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 falls below and 95% of values fall 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 falls below and 5% of values fall above.

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 Salary

Base 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 + 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 + Superannuation allowances + Hours of duty allowances + Expense allowances + Geographic/locality allowances + Disability allowances + Health and lifestyle allowances + Individual performance related allowances + Annual leave loading

A.3 APS agencies

• Aboriginal HoSESLimited ^
• Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Attorney General’s Department
• AUSAID
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
• Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
• Australian Communications and Media Authority
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
• Australian Crime Commission
• Australian Customs & Border Protection Service ^
• Australian Electoral Commission
• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
• Australian Human Rights Commission ^
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies *
• Australian Institute of Criminology
• Australian Institute of Family Studies
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• Australian Law Reform Commission
• Australian National Audit Office
• Australian National Maritime Museum
• Australian National Preventive Health Agency *
• Australian Office of Financial Management #
• Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant Authority
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority ^
• Australian Public Service Commission
• Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency
• Australian Research Council
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission
• Australian Skills Quality Authority *
• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
• Australian Taxation Office
• Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
• Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre *
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau
• Australian War Memorial
• Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy
• Bureau of Meteorology +
• Cancer Australia *
• Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
• Comcare
• Commonwealth Grants Commission * #
• Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper) *
• Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
• CrimTrac
• Defence *
• Defence Housing Australia ^
• Education Employment and Workplace Relations ^
• Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
• Fair Work Australia
• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs *
  Note: Social Security Appeals Tribunal received a pay increase
• Family Court of Australia
• Federal Court of Australia
• Federal Magistrates Court
• Finance and Deregulation
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Future Fund Management Agency *
• Geoscience Australia #
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• Health and Ageing
• Human Services
• Immigration and Citizenship
• Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
• Infrastructure and Transport
• Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
• IP Australia #
• Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal *
• Murray-Darling Basin Authority
• National Archives of Australia
• National Blood Authority
• National Capital Authority
• National Competition Council
• National Film and Sound Archive
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• National Library of Australia
• National Museum of Australia *
• National Native Title Tribunal
• Nat. Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Mgmnt Authority *
• National Water Commission
• Office of National ASESents
• Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commission
• Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
• Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
• Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
• Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
• Office of the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security
• Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation
• Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
• Old Parliament House
• Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
• Productivity Commission
• Professional Services Review
• Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
• Resources, Energy and Tourism
• Royal Australian Mint
• Safe Work Australia *
• Screen Australia
• Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
• Torres Strait Regional Authority
• Treasury
• Veterans’ Affairs ^
• Wheat Export Australia

# Not an agency under the PS Act - but separate data was submitted.

* Agencies who did not received a general pay increase in 2011.

^ Agencies who received a general pay increase in 2011 from an expiring agreement, not a new agreement negotiated in 2011.

+ Agencies who received two general pay increases in 2011. One from an expiring agreement as well as an increase from a new agreement negotiated in 2011.

Table A.1: General pay increase

	Number of employees n	Percentage of total APS employees %
Total who did not receive a general pay increase	26919	16.43
Total who did receive a general pay increase	136953	83.57
Total staff	163872	100.00

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^[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012, Labour Price Index, Australia, Dec 2011, Cat. No. 6345.0, viewed 2 May 2012, <http//abs.gov.au>

^[2] Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining September Quarter 2011, viewed 27 April 2012, <deewr.gov.au/workplacerelations>