Size of the sector
Census period FTE
381,272
+4.7% vs 2022
Employee headcount at census
453,210
+4.0% vs 2022
10.3%
of all people employed in NSW are NSW public sector employees
Public sector employment
Metro vs regional
34.0% of employees were based in regional areas at census date
Median tenure
7.0 years
−0.4 years vs 2022
Median salary
$95,984
+4.1% vs 2022
Australian full-time adult average weekly earnings increased by 3.9%
Gender pay gap
6.2%
+1.7pp vs 2022
Commencement rate
12.2%
+1.2pp vs 2022
Separation rate
11.5%
−1.9pp vs 2022
Ongoing roles
75% of roles are ongoing
+0.2pp vs 2022
Note: ‘pp’ stands for percentage points.
Public sector diversity
Women
66.5% of employees
+0.2pp vs 2022
Female senior leaders
45.1% of government sector
+1.0pp vs 2022
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
3.9% of employees
+0.1pp vs 2022
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander senior leaders
170
+16 vs 2022
People with disability
2.6% of employees
+0.1pp vs 2022
People with disability – senior executives
3.5% of senior executives
+0.3pp vs 2022
English as a second language
19.4% of employees
+1.3pp vs 2022
English as a second language – senior executives
10.8% of senior executives
+1.0pp vs 2022
Minority group
14.8% of employees
+1.0pp vs 2022
Minority group – senior executives
15.0% of senior executives
+0.9pp vs 2022
Median age
43 years
Same as 2022
29.0% aged under 35
22.8% aged 55 and over
Note: ‘pp’ stands for percentage points.
- Chapter 2
Size and composition