The figures in these tables include staff on long-term paid leave, but exclude staff on leave without pay or on temporary movements out of the department at 30 June 2023, as well as non-ongoing staff employed on an irregular or intermittent basis who did not work on 30 June 2023.
Staff numbers, by classification and salary range, 30 June 2023
| Classification |
Salary ($) |
Total |
| Clerk of the Senate |
443,390* |
1 |
| Deputy Clerk of the Senate (SES Band 2) |
236,606 – 249,059 |
1 |
| Clerk Assistants and Usher of the Black Rod (SES Band 1) |
195,228 – 205,040 |
4 |
| Parliamentary Executive Level 2 (PEL 2) |
151,192 – 161,660 |
22 |
| Parliamentary Executive Level 1 (PEL 1) |
121,539 – 136,141 |
38 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 6 (APS 6) |
100,564 – 110,314 |
46 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 5 (APS 5) |
89,280 – 94,813 |
4 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 4 (APS 4) |
79,916 – 85,839 |
33 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 3 (APS 3) |
71,255 – 76,977 |
24 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 2 (APS 2) |
62,704 – 69,819 |
5 |
| Parliamentary Service Level 1 (APS 1) |
55,778 – 61,947 |
3 |
| Total |
|
181 |
| * Indicates total remuneration package |
Staff numbers, by classification and gender category, 30 June 2023
| Classification |
Gender |
Man/
Male |
Woman/
Female |
Non-binary |
Preferes not to answer |
Uses a different term |
Total |
| Clerk of the Senate |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Deputy Clerk of the Senate (SES Band 2) |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Clerk Assistants and Usher of the Black Rod (SES Band 1) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
| PEL2 |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
| PEL1 |
10 |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
38 |
| APS6 |
14 |
32 |
- |
- |
- |
46 |
| APS5 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
| APS4 |
11 |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
| APS3 |
10 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
| APS2 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| APS1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
| Total |
67 |
114 |
- |
- |
- |
181 |
| SES = Senior Executive Service, PEL = Parliamentary Executive Level, APS = Australian Parliamentary Service |
Addendum
Employees by gender
| Gender |
2022-2023 |
2021-2022 |
| Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
| Man/Male |
59 |
8 |
54 |
4 |
| Woman/Female |
98 |
16 |
111 |
11 |
| Non-binary |
- |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
| Prefers not to answer |
- |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
| Uses a different term |
- |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
| Total |
157 |
24 |
165 |
15 |
Full-time and part-time employees
| Full-time and part-time |
2022-2023 |
2021-2022 |
| Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
| Full-time |
141 |
17 |
144 |
9 |
| Part-time |
16 |
7 |
22 |
6 |
| Total |
157 |
24 |
165 |
15 |
Employees by classification
| Gender |
2022-2023 |
2021-2022 |
| Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
Ongoing |
Non-ongoing |
| Clerk of the Senate |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| SES2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| SES1 |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
| PEL2 |
22 |
- |
23 |
- |
| PEL1 |
31 |
7 |
35 |
1 |
| APS6 |
40 |
6 |
43 |
4 |
| APS5 |
4 |
- |
6 |
- |
| APS4 |
31 |
2 |
32 |
1 |
| APS3 |
18 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
| APS2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| APS1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
157 |
24 |
165 |
15 |