Queensland's State of the Sector report shows almost 30 per cent of public service earning at least $120,000

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Queensland's public service has grown to more than 320-thousand workers with an increase to police officers, teachers, doctors, and nurses employed by the state government. The figures are the first snapshot of the sector since the new LNP government came to power last year.

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00:00The Queensland Public Service is the biggest employer in the state, and new figures have

00:08revealed it's grown. As of March, it had more than 270,000 full-time equivalent roles,

00:14up from 258,000 a year earlier. When this has converted to an overall headcount,

00:21taking into account part-time workers, the total number of employees has grown from about 308,000

00:28to more than 322,000. This time period takes into account the last six months of the former

00:35Labor government and the first six months of the new L&P administration. So which jobs are on the

00:41rise? After two years of declining police officer numbers, there's been an increase in the 12 months

00:47to March this year. There are also more corrections officers, ambulance officers, firefighters, doctors,

00:52as well as nurses and midwives. Teacher numbers have nudged up slightly, along with child safety

00:58caseworkers, but TAFE teachers and tutors have dropped. Corporate roles make up about 9% of

01:05full-time equivalent roles in the public service, with the vast majority front-line positions.

01:11Overall, health employees account for most of the workforce, followed by education workers.

01:17So how much do Queensland public servants earn? A year ago, public servants earning less than

01:22$100,000 made up about 60% of the public service. This figure is now 55%. 34% earned between $100,000

01:33and $150,000 as of March last year. This is now sitting at about 36%. As for those making upwards of

01:41$150,000, they accounted for 5.6% of the public service last year. Now it's 8.2%.

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