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% 0.9% 1.9%
Total Reward 1.7% 0.8% 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.

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