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Public Service Commission

Executive summary

Chapter 1

Size of the sector

Census period FTE

363,617

+1.0% vs 2021

Employee headcount at census

433,890

+0.6% vs 2021

10.1%

of all people employed in NSW are NSW public sector employees

Public sector employment

Metro vs regional

34.3% of census date headcount was based in regional areas

Median salary

$92,236

+2.0% vs 2021

Australian full-time adult average weekly earnings increased by 1.9%

Median tenure

7.4 years

74.8% of roles are ongoing
 

Public sector diversity

Women

66.3% of employees

+0.6pp vs 2021
 

Female senior leaders

44.0% of government sector

+1.3pp vs 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

3.8% of employees

+0.1pp vs 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander senior leaders

154

+24 vs 2021

People with disability

2.5% of employees

Same as 2021

English as a second language

18.1%

-0.3pp vs 2021

Median age

43 years

-1 year from 2021

28.5% aged under 35

23.3% aged 55 and over

Note: ‘pp’ stands for percentage points.