Senior Staff Salary Ranges and Allowances
Table 18: Senior Staff Salary Ranges at 30 June 2008
| Classification | Minimum ($) per annum |
Maximum ($) per annum |
|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Senior Staff | ||
| Principal Adviser | 132,800 |
192,400 |
| Senior Adviser (Chief of Staff Cabinet) and Media Adviser (Deputy PM / Treasurer) | 100,900 |
136,100 |
| Senior Adviser 2 (PM / CPU / Deputy PM / Treasurer) | 117,900 |
140,400 |
| Senior Adviser 1 (Cabinet) | 85,500 |
129,700 |
| Senior Adviser (Chief of Staff) / Senior Adviser 1 (non-Cabinet) and Senior Media Adviser | 85,500 |
116,400 |
| Special Adviser (Personal Classification) | 79,600 |
103,500 |
| Opposition, Minority Party and Presiding Officers' Senior Staff | ||
| Chief of Staff (Leader of the Opposition) | 100,900 |
136,100 |
| Senior Adviser / Media Adviser (Leader of the Opposition) | 85,500 |
129,700 |
| Senior Adviser | 85,500 |
116,400 |
| Senior Media Adviser | 85,500 |
116,400 |
| Special Adviser (Personal Classification) | 79,600 |
103,500 |
All Senior Staff also receive Ministerial Staff Allowance (MSA) in recognition of long and irregular hours required in addition to the ordinary hours of duty and other special features of employment. The rate of MSA during 2007-2008 was $17,719.