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Appendix 1: Staffing overview

Table 3: All ongoing employees 2018–19
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
NSW1511639115066
Qld13132993866
SA213931215
Tas72963918
Vic2512655136894
WA71810132331
ACT987691,0561,2382921,5302,586
NT22779
Overseas1,066121,0781,279611,3402,418
Americas10301031304134237
Asia5434547606196251,172
South Asia1410141991100241
Southeast Asia311331439310403717
North Asia911921148122214
Europe149215116123184335
Middle East and Africa12511261202122248
Multilateral293325445890
New Zealand and the South Pacific11721192089217336
Total2,124872,2112,6724053,0775,288
Table 4: All ongoing employees 2017–18
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
NSW171742145673
Qld10102983747
SA2241151620
Tas729651120
Vic2222455167195
WA71813122533
ACT1,003641,0671,2122761,4882,555
NT33558
Overseas1,07871,0851,260471,3072,392
Americas10301031214125228
Asia5310531610126221,153
South Asia13401341021103237
Southeast Asia31003104014405715
North Asia870871077114201
Europe157115816118179337
Middle East and Africa12211231182120243
Multilateral273304945383
New Zealand and the South Pacific13821402017208348
Total2,149782,2272,6333833,0165,243
Table 5: All non-ongoing employees 2018–19
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
NSW000
Qld000
SA000
Tas000
Vic0222
WA000
ACT2082829134270
NT000
Overseas2645632030098398718
Americas163192052544
Asia81291108846134244
South Asia3212441351862
Southeast Asia441559592786145
North Asia52716143037
Europe12102223163961
Middle East and Africa50454551368122
Multilateral61761714
New Zealand and the South Pacific99910810817125233
Total28464348331111442790
Table 6: All non-ongoing employees 2017–18
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
NSW000
Qld000
SA000
Tas000
Vic0222
WA000
ACT1842228124062
NT0111
Overseas3065936531991410775
Americas171182052543
Asia1033413710455159296
South Asia399481922169
Southeast Asia582179633497176
North Asia641022194151
Europe19123121123364
Middle East and Africa59261631174135
Multilateral7071101118
New Zealand and the South Pacific101101111008108219
Total32463387350103453840
Table 7: APS ongoing employees 2018–19
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
Secretary0111
Dir Safeguards1101
SES Band 3995514
SES Band 23333171750
SES Band 1110111175580191
Medical Officer Cl 50111
SES unattached13131011124
Medical Officer Cl 4000
Medical Officer Cl 3000
EL 2239424324127268511
EL 1465425075151296441,151
APS 62131022332861389612
APS 52261323944093533772
APS 42020353555
APS 3141152573247
APS 2000
APS 1000
Graduates535356157110
Non-SES unattached644688521106174
Total1,460751,5351,8343452,1793,714
Table 8: APS ongoing employees 2017–18
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
Secretary0111
Dir Safeguards1101
SES Band 3667713
SES Band 237371411552
SES Band 111311369271184
Medical Officer Cl 50111
SES unattached1311462822
Medical Officer Cl 40111
Medical Officer Cl 30222
EL 2246625223525260512
EL 1437364734461135591,032
APS 62401025032857385635
APS 52441325745898556813
APS 424244214367
APS 3131142793650
APS 21101
APS 1000
Graduates44445225498
Non-SES unattached6747112226148219
Total1,486711,5571,8113362,1473,704
Table 9: APS non-ongoing employees 2018–19
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
Secretary000
Dir Safeguards000
SES Band 344115
SES Band 255116
SES Band 133114
Medical Officer Cl 5000
SES unattached000
Medical Officer Cl 433114
Medical Officer Cl 30111
EL 2221235
EL 1851345922
APS 6314448
APS 53252252732
APS 40111
APS 3000
APS 2000
APS 1000
Graduates000
Non-SES unattached000
Total3183936134988
Table 10: APS non-ongoing employees 2017–18
MaleFemaleTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Male
Full
time
Part
time
Total
Female
Secretary000
Dir Safeguards000
SES Band 34404
SES Band 244115
SES Band 1213114
Medical Officer Cl 5000
SES unattached000
Medical Officer Cl 45505
Medical Officer Cl 30222
EL 244337
EL 142633612
APS 63142248
APS 5442042428
APS 40555
APS 3000
APS 2000
APS 1000
Graduates000
Non-SES unattached0111
Total3043435124781
Table 11: APS employees by full time and part time status 2018–19
OngoingNon-ongoingTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
ongoing
Full
time
Part
time
Total
non-ongoing
Secretary1101
Dir Safeguards1101
SES Band 314145519
SES Band 250506656
SES Band 1185619144195
Medical Officer Cl 51101
SES unattached23124024
Medical Officer Cl 40444
Medical Officer Cl 30111
EL 248031511325516
EL 19801711,1511210221,173
APS 654171612718620
APS 566610677225732804
APS 455551156
APS 339847047
APS 2000
APS 1000
Graduates10911100110
Non-SES unattached149251740174
Total3,2944203,7146721883,802
Table 12: APS employees by full time and part time status 2017–18
OngoingNon-ongoingTotal
Full
time
Part
time
Total
ongoing
Full
time
Part
time
Total
non-ongoing
Secretary1101
Dir Safeguards1101
SES Band 313134417
SES Band 2511525557
SES Band 11822184314188
Medical Officer Cl 51101
SES unattached19322022
Medical Officer Cl 411556
Medical Officer Cl 322224
EL 248131512437519
EL 18831491,03275121,044
APS 656867635538643
APS 570211181324428841
APS 4661675572
APS 3401050050
APS 21101
APS 1000
Graduates96298098
Non-SES unattached1893021911220
Total3,2974073,7046516813,785
Table 13: APS employment type by location 2018–19
OngoingNon-ongoingTotal
NSW6666
Qld5151
SA1515
Tas1818
Vic94296
WA3131
ACT2,586702,656
NT99
Overseas84416860
Americas72476
Asia3745379
South Asia7272
Southeast Asia2064210
North Asia96196
Europe1051106
Middle East and Africa107107
Multilateral43144
New Zealand and the South Pacific1435148
Total3,714883,802
Table 14: APS employment type by location 2017–18
OngoingNon-ongoingTotal
NSW7373
Qld4747
SA2020
Tas2020
Vic95297
WA3333
ACT2,555622,617
NT819
Overseas85316869
Americas75378
Asia3686374
South Asia7171
Southeast Asia2095214
North Asia88189
Europe1042106
Middle East and Africa117117
Multilateral41142
New Zealand and the South Pacific1484152
Total3,704813,785
Table 15: APS Indigenous employment 2018–19 and 2017–18
Reporting period2018–192017–18
Ongoing10494
Non-ongoing10
Total10594
2018–192017–18
SES Band 163
Exec. Level 259
Exec. Level 12215
APS Level 61214
APS Level 52624
APS Level 41611
APS Level 388
Graduate1010
Total10594
Table 16: APS employment arrangements 2018–19
SESNon-SESTotal
Enterprise agreement3,4713,471
Individual flexibility arrangements0
Australian workplace agreements0
Common law contracts0
Common law contracts0
Determinations under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 199929534329
Total2953,5053,800

* The Secretary and the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office have not been included in the above figures as they are statutory appointments.

Table 17: APS employment salary ranges by classification level 2018–19
MinimumMaximum
SES 3252,123297,636
SES 2224,168291,480
SES 1174,375217,459
Med 5174,375220,898
Med 4159,362243,792
Med 3146,120203,373
EL 2126,224187,737
EL 1104,481164,339
APS 683,900131,358
APS 576,097113,222
APS 469,01079,820
APS 361,58575,743
APS 2
APS 1
Graduate67,12470,610

* Includes annualised shift penalties.

** Includes Executive Level 2 staff deployed to Head of Mission SES positions overseas.

*** The Secretary and the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office have not been included in the above figures as their remuneration is set by prime ministerial determinations and the Remuneration Tribunal respectively.

Table 18: APS Performance pay by classification level 2018–19
Number of
employees
receiving
performance pay
Aggregated
(sum total) of
all payments
made ($)
Average of
all payments
made ($)
Minimum
payment
made ($)
Maximum
payment
made ($)
SES 3-----
SES 2-----
SES 1-----
EL 23791,065,3252,8111,4773,457
EL 18851,993,7232,2535302,765
APS 6470847,1831,8033772,141
APS 5544849,8301,5628141,678
APS 4-----
APS 34050,2511,2565361,342
APS 2-----
APS 1-----
Other-----
Total2,3184,806,312

Note: SES employees do not receive performance pay.

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