Section 6 provides historical data on the:
- median Base
Salary for all classifications since 2004; - percentage change in median Base Salary for all classifications since 2005; and
- percentage change in median Total Reward by classification since 2004.
When considering the historical data, changes in methodology over the reported period needs to be taken into account. Prior to 2010, when all agencies were required to provide remuneration data, participation in the APS Remuneration surveys was voluntary. While agency participation rates consistently increased over the decade, the composition of the agencies that participated could vary between years. In 2011, the data collection changed from being managed by a private contractor to being the responsibility of the Australian Public Service Commission. Changes in the collection and treatment of data have occurred across the entire period in which the APS remuneration data has been reported on.
There has been a significant increase in sample size from between 22,000 to 29,000 records reported in the years prior to 2009, to 120,000 records in 2009. In 2011, the Report moved from a sample methodology to census. That is since 2011, all relevant records submitted have been reported on in the APS Remuneration Reports.
Over the last decade, median Base Salaries have consistently increased, though the increase in 2014 was smaller than previous years. The greatest increase in median Base Salary was reported in 2009, with increases of 6.4% at the non-SES classifications, 6.2% at the SES classifications and an overall increase of 6.4%. The smallest increase in median Base Salaries was in 2014, with increases of 0.1% at the non-SES classifications, 0.2% at the SES and a 0.1% overall increase.
The greatest increase in median Total Reward was recorded in 2012, with increases of 6.5% at the non-SES classifications, 4.9% at the SES classifications and an overall increase of 6.5%. Consistent with median Base Salaries, the smallest year-to-year increase in median Total Reward was in 2014, with increases of 0.3% at the non-SES classifications, 1.0% at the SES classifications and an overall increase of 0.3%.
Figure 6.1: Median Base Salary by classification: Graduate to EL 1, 2005-14
Source: Table 6.1
Classification | 2004 $ | 2005 $ | 2006 $ | 2007 $ | 2008 $ | 2009 $ | 2010 $ | 2011 $ | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | 2014 $ |
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Source: 2004–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011–2014 APS Remuneration Reports |
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Graduate | 40,000 | 41,000 | 43,412 | 45,902 | 49,753 | 51,370 | 53,040 | 55,162 | 56,944 | 59,407 | 60,158 |
APS 1 | 32,893 | 33,935 | 35,371 | 36,040 | 37,371 | 40,659 | 41,148 | 41,151 | 43,944 | 45,263 | 47,004 |
APS 2 | 37,807 | 39,028 | 40,300 | 40,786 | 43,682 | 47,680 | 49,233 | 50,471 | 52,998 | 54,588 | 54,588 |
APS 3 | 42,452 | 43,923 | 45,345 | 46,542 | 49,000 | 52,327 | 54,577 | 56,215 | 59,677 | 61,512 | 61,512 |
APS 4 | 47,301 | 48,944 | 50,833 | 52,812 | 55,343 | 58,949 | 61,299 | 63,243 | 66,923 | 69,038 | 69,239 |
APS 5 | 52,018 | 53,931 | 56,400 | 58,825 | 61,000 | 64,728 | 67,017 | 68,092 | 72,487 | 74,331 | 74,331 |
APS 6 | 60,421 | 62,775 | 65,519 | 68,000 | 70,580 | 74,969 | 77,824 | 79,555 | 84,478 | 86,844 | 86,844 |
EL 1 | 74,787 | 77,767 | 80,921 | 84,875 | 88,270 | 93,826 | 97,275 | 99,378 | 104,825 | 108,013 | 108,013 |
EL 2 | 92,072 | 96,063 | 100,000 | 105,299 | 110,400 | 117,127 | 120,840 | 124,140 | 130,460 | 133,777 | 133,905 |
SES 1 | 116,543 | 122,000 | 127,945 | 135,000 | 141,651 | 149,987 | 158,277 | 164,586 | 172,000 | 178,330 | 178,617 |
SES 2 | 145,296 | 151,108 | 159,856 | 168,422 | 178,276 | 189,633 | 200,726 | 209,318 | 221,266 | 229,949 | 230,000 |
SES 3 | 179,883 | 187,500 | 198,994 | 211,000 | 226,000 | 248,000 | 261,910 | 273,383 | 282,931 | 300,000 | 302,000 |
Classification | 2005 % | 2006 % | 2007 % | 2008 % | 2009 % | 2010 % | 2011 % | 2012 % | 2013 % | 2014 % |
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Source: 2004–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011–2014 APS Remuneration Reports | ||||||||||
Grad, APS1 - APS 3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
APS4 - APS6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
EL | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Non-SES | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
SES | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
All | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
Classification | 2005 % | 2006 % | 2007 % | 2008 % | 2009 % | 2010 % | 2011 % | 2012 % | 2013 % | 2014 % |
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Source: 2004–2010 APS Remuneration Surveys and 2011–2014 APS Remuneration Reports | ||||||||||
Grad, APS1 - APS 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
APS4 - APS6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
EL | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
Non-SES | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
SES | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
All | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
Figure 6.3: Percentage change in median Base Salary by classification group: 2005-14
Source: Table 6.2
Figure 6.4: Percentage change in median TR by classification group: 2005-14
Source: Table 6.3