Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2023
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Pay
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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513. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the median salary WTE in the public sector for each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37409/23]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The data required to calculate the median public service salary on a WTE basis is not held centrally by my Department. However, an estimate of the average unit cost of a public servant can be provided over the period requested. It should be noted that these figures are inclusive of employer PRSI costs and so this figure is not the average pay received by public servants. The table below sets out the average unit cost of Exchequer funded public servants from 2011 to 2023. The 2023 figure is an estimate based on projected end-year FTE numbers and the Exchequer pay bill as set out in REV 2023.
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57,642 | 57,521 | 56,945 | 55,185 | 55,015 | 55,062 | 56,305 |
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58,753 | 60,586 | 63,376 | 61,962 | 65,264 | 66,622 |
In terms of the average salary in the public service, the CSO publishes quarterly analysis of average hourly and weekly earnings across the economy, including the public service. There are also analyses provided of public service earnings by sub-sector which may be useful. These can be found on the CSO website here: www.cso.ie/en/statistics/earnings/earningsandlabourcosts/.
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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514. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average salary of secretaries general in the public sector for each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37410/23]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to the table attached at Tab A showing the average salary for secretary general posts since 2011. The average for 2009 and 2010 is also included for context.
As the Deputy may be aware, the salaries for Secretary General Level I, II and III are set out in the relevant pay circulars published at gov.ie/circulars.
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