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Wednesday, 8 November 2000
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Mr Tanner asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, upon notice, on 16 August 2000:

In 1999-2000 in the Minister's Department, what was the (a) average salary paid in each Australian Public Service Salary band and (b) average staffing level (average number of employees) for each band.


Mr Truss (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) —The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(a) The average salary paid in each Australian Public Service Salary band in 1999-00 is set out in columns A, C and E of the following table for the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Environment Australia), the Bureau of Meteorology, and the Australian Antarctic Division. The table also includes “agency specific” bands for Environment Australia and the Australian Antarctic Division; and

(b) The average staffing level for each band is set out in columns B, D and F of the following table for Environment Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Antarctic Division.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION - PQ 1826 APS SALARY BANDS

ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO - AVERAGE SALARY AND STAFFING LEVELS 1999-00

Environment Australia

Bureau of Meteorology

Antarctic Division

Column A

Column B

Column C

Column D

Column E

Column F

APS Level

AV. Salary

AV. Staffing

AV. Salary

AV. Staffing

AV. Salary

AV. Staffing

Trainees/Graduates

30187

17

28,381

20.8

APS 1

27,572

11.0

28036

13.87

APS 2

28355

94.61*

30,853

52.9

30768

13.31

APS 3

34715

116.76

37,115

301.2

34664

20.09

APS 4

37723

156.57

37,907

44.9

38801

16.2

APS 5

41561

135.54

41,648

200.4

43093

39.34

APS 6

46251

303.38

48,205

372.0

48937

55.94

Executive Level 1

58026

255.90

59,331

289.2

60659

25.1

Executive Level 2

71589

143.76

74,906

133.6

79539

31.16

SES and Equivalent

97745

37

93,848

12.0

94378

3.09

EA PAO 1

39405

3

EA PAO 2

48585

4.8

EA PAO 3

63767

9.31

EA SPAO 1

72963

3

EA SPAO 2

76686

1

EA Research Scientist

51128

2

EA Senior Research Scientist

70475

3

EA Principal Research Scientist

82670

3

Antarctic Medical Practitioner 1

93932

6.09

Antarctic Medical Practitioner 2

94142

2.09

Antarctic Medical Practitioner 3

103050

1

Chief of Division

106444

1

Expeditioner Band 1

40502

57.06

Expeditioner Band 2

49627

45.87

Expeditioner Band 3

62760

7.3

TOTAL

1195.03

1438.00

338.51

* Note: Environment Australia has broadbanded APS Level 1 and 2