2.2 Total Remuneration Package
Total Remuneration Package (TRP) includes Base Salary plus:
- agency superannuation contribution;
- motor vehicle cost /Executive Vehicle Scheme or cash in lieu of motor vehicle;
- motor vehicle parking; and
- any other benefits and supplementary payments.
In essence, TRP covers Base Salary plus benefits. It excludes bonuses, as defined in Total Reward (see definitions in Appendix A.2), shift and overtime payments.
The average movement in median TRP across all classifications from 2012 to 2013 was 3.2%.
The non-SES classifications median TRP increased by 3.2%, and SES classifications median TRP increased by 3.3%.
The Graduate classification saw the greatest increase in median TRP with a 6.5% increase from 2012. The key contributor is the increase in median Base Salary of 6.9% (see explanation in section 2.1). The second greatest increase was 4.6% and was recorded at both the APS 1 and SES 3 classifications.
The lowest median TRP increase was recorded at the APS 2 classification; increasing 2.5% from 2012 to 2013.
As demonstrated in Table 3.1, Base Salary makes up around 85% of the Total Reward received by employees at the non-SES classifications. The key benefit received by non-SES employees in these classifications is the employer superannuation contribution which is primarily calculated on base salary. Hence the main contributor to TRP movement is Base Salary movement.
Figure 2.4: Median Total Remuneration Package by classification
Source: Table 2.2
Figure 2.5: Total Remuneration Package range by classification: Graduate to EL 1
Source: Table 2.2
Note: Refer to Section 7 (remuneration findings by classification) for the minimum and maximum values for each classification.
Note: Refer to Appendix A.2 for notes on interpreting box plots.
Figure 2.6: Total Remuneration Package range by classification: EL and SES
Source: Table 2.2
Note: Refer to Section 7 (remuneration findings by classification) for the minimum and maximum values for each classification.
Note: Refer to Appendix A.2 for notes on interpreting box plots.
Classification | Employees | P5 | Q1 | Median | Q3 | P95 | Average | |||||||||
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2012 n | 2013 n | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | change % | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | 2012 $ | 2013 $ | change % | |
Source: 2012 and 2013 APS Remuneration Reports | ||||||||||||||||
Graduate | 1649 | 1346 | 60405 | 61914 | 64746 | 66370 | 65668 | 69966 | 6.5 | 70331 | 72974 | 73342 | 75469 | 66769 | 69316 | 3.8 |
APS 1 | 1197 | 1164 | 41184 | 43057 | 46291 | 48940 | 51024 | 53349 | 4.6 | 54352 | 56099 | 57827 | 58810 | 50273 | 52613 | 4.7 |
APS 2 | 3731 | 3544 | 54577 | 56556 | 58653 | 60826 | 62025 | 63580 | 2.5 | 63300 | 65110 | 66104 | 67461 | 61032 | 62891 | 3.0 |
APS 3 | 18743 | 17548 | 61650 | 63859 | 65558 | 68982 | 69329 | 71951 | 3.8 | 71254 | 73625 | 75066 | 76953 | 68601 | 71094 | 3.6 |
APS 4 | 30279 | 29656 | 70043 | 72929 | 74162 | 77478 | 77602 | 79902 | 3.0 | 79120 | 81771 | 81704 | 83549 | 76774 | 79587 | 3.7 |
APS 5 | 21268 | 21191 | 77743 | 79878 | 81633 | 84657 | 84226 | 86826 | 3.1 | 86196 | 88821 | 89417 | 91911 | 83991 | 86683 | 3.2 |
APS 6 | 32527 | 32468 | 86930 | 90509 | 93274 | 97919 | 98247 | 101429 | 3.2 | 101390 | 104895 | 105285 | 108075 | 97418 | 100831 | 3.5 |
EL 1 | 28355 | 28117 | 110755 | 115275 | 118616 | 123031 | 122181 | 126019 | 3.1 | 125507 | 127792 | 133098 | 137707 | 122156 | 126258 | 3.4 |
EL 2 | 13146 | 13050 | 134180 | 140094 | 146666 | 152176 | 152371 | 157033 | 3.1 | 158898 | 164358 | 177270 | 182600 | 154732 | 159962 | 3.4 |
SES 1 | 2022 | 1939 | 198694 | 204957 | 217353 | 224320 | 228312 | 235706 | 3.2 | 238681 | 246891 | 254868 | 264378 | 227984 | 235935 | 3.5 |
SES 2 | 579 | 565 | 247460 | 259038 | 274671 | 281905 | 285608 | 294968 | 3.3 | 298851 | 310356 | 323032 | 337475 | 286563 | 296103 | 3.3 |
SES 3 | 126 | 119 | 329894 | 340330 | 350291 | 361082 | 362950 | 379486 | 4.6 | 392127 | 401289 | 502819 | 482827 | 376457 | 387012 | 2.8 |
Total | 153622 | 150707 |
Total Remuneration Package movements by agency
Table 2.3 provides information on the median movement of the Total Remuneration Package (TRP) at each classification by agency. Agency TRP is used rather than Base Salary or Total Reward, as it covers the two most significant elements of APS remuneration: Base Salary and the employer superannuation contribution.
For a calculation to be made, an agency must have employees substantively at a classification level in both 2012 and 2013. As a result, the number of agencies for each classification will vary.
Table 2.3 shows the agency TRP median movement from 2012 to 2013 tended to be in the range of 2 and 4%. This is lower than the 2011 to 2012 agency TRP median movement which was in the ‘4 and less than 6%’ range.
The reduction between the two year results is likely to be influenced by an increasing period of slowing employee mobility. By slowing employee mobility, a higher proportion of employees have reached the top of their pay range. As a result, fewer agency median movements are being affected by salary advancement within a salary span in addition to any general pay increase. When employee mobility rates increase, this trend is likely to be reversed.
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 |
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Source: 2012 and 2013 APS Remuneration Reports Note: ‘n’ is the number of agencies. |
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Graduate | 5 | 7 | 17 | 3 | . | 1 | 2 |
APS 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
APS 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
APS 3 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
APS 4 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 10 | . | 3 |
APS 5 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
APS 6 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
EL 1 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
EL 2 | 4 | 28 | 39 | 25 | 5 | . | 5 |
SES 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
SES 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
SES 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 65 | 151 | 363 | 189 | 72 | 24 | 36 |