New South Wales had the highest public sector employee earnings among Australia's six states and two territories in the 2022 financial year, amounting to almost 60 billion Australian dollars. On the other hand, the total salaries paid to Northern Territory public sector workers was the lowest across the country.
Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state
(in billion Australian dollars)
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
Values have been rounded.
(a) The ACT Local and State government estimates have been combined for confidentiality reasons. The result is displayed under the ACT State estimate and associated totals.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 10, 2022). Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in billion Australian dollars)." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in billion Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Value of Salaries of Public Sector Employees in Australia in Financial Year 2022, by State (in Billion Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in billion Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Value of salaries of public sector employees in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070372/australia-public-sector-earnings-by-state/
