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At a glance 2023

First Figure: Percentage change in weighted median Base Salary from 2019 to 2023 grouped by non-SES and SES. Non-SES increased by 1.1% in 2019, by 0.8% in 2020,by 3% in 2021,1.7% in 2022 and by 1.7% in 2023. SES increased by 3.4% in 2019, decreased by 0.1% in 2020, increased by 4.2% in 2021, 4% in 2022 and by 2.5% in 2023.
All remuneration components, weighted median 
change 2022 to 2023
Classification non-SES SES All
Base Salary 1.7% 2.5% 1.8%
Total Remuneration 
Package		 1.9% 1.5% 1.9%
Total Reward 1.7% 1.4% 1.7%
Average gender pay gap from 2019 to 2023. A line chart displaying the average gender pay gap in from 2019 to 2023. The gender pay gap decreased from 5.2% in 2022 to 4.5% in 2023 and has decreased from 7.3% since 2019
Number and percentage of employees with membership in each superannuation fund in 2019 and 2023. CSS decreased from 1.5% of all employees in 2019 to 0.4% in 2023. Other increased from 12.8% of all employees in 2019 to 25.7% in 2023. PSS decreased from 36.9% of all employees in 2019 to 23.4% in 2023. PSSap increased from 48.8% of all employees in 2019 to 50.5% in 2023.
Average Base Salary, comparison by gender
Classification Gender Average Base Salary % difference between genders
APS 4 Male $76,454 -0.1%
Female $76,520
APS 5 Male $84,838 -0.1%
Female $84,912
APS 6 Male $98,834 0.4%
Female $98,417
EL1 Male $124,721 0.3%
Female $124,342

Note: APS 4-APS 6 and EL 1 classifications make up 78% of APS employees. The % difference between genders is the difference between male and female average Base salaries expressed as a % of male earnings.

Note: The 2023 APS remuneration data, initially released on 7 August 2024, has been revised resulting in minor changes to some Total Remuneration Package and Total Reward percentiles and averages for the 2023 reporting year. The updates are primarily due to the correction of SES superannuation amounts after one agency identified an error in its superannuation data. These changes had a small impact on the median percentage movement for SES Total Remuneration Package and Total Reward from 2022 to 2023. Updated data tables are available at Appendix 3.

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