Definition of other highly paid staff
Definition of other highly paid staff (OHPS) are officials of a Commonwealth entity:
- who are neither key management personnel (KMP) nor senior executives, and
- whose total remuneration exceeds the threshold remuneration amount for the reporting period.
What is the threshold remuneration for OHPS?
The threshold remuneration amount for OHPS is $260,000 for entities with a reporting period that begins on:
- 1 July 2024 and ends on or before 30 June 2025 (applies to entities who report on a financial year basis)
- 1 January 2025 and ends on or before 31 December 2025 (applies to entities who report on a calendar year basis. That is, only the Australian National University).
The threshold remuneration amount is adjusted annually based on an indexation factor outlined in section 4A of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule). Finance provides advice of any new threshold (generally around April each year) following the release of the relevant Wage Price Index data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The remuneration information for OHPS for the 2024–25 reporting period is presented in total bands of $25,000 except for the first band, which is $260,000 to $270,000.
The total remuneration bands table for OHPS for the 2024–25 reporting period is below.
Other Highly Paid Staff (OHPS)
Total remuneration bands for the 2024–25 reporting period
$260,000 – $270,000 (+$10,000)
$270,001 – $295,000 (+$25,000)
$295,001 – $320,000 (+$25,000)
$320,001 – $345,000 (+$25,000)
$345,001 – $370,000 (+$25,000)
$370,001 – $395,000 (+$25,000)
$395,001 – $420,000 (+$25,000)
$420,001 – $445,000 (+$25,000)
$445,001 – $470,000 (+$25,000)
$470,001 – $495,000 (+$25,000)
$495,001 - $520,000 (+$25,000)
Refer to Employment arrangements to include in disclosure tables for further detail on how to determine individuals to include in the executive remunerating reporting.
What to report under OHPS executive remuneration
OHPS remuneration information must be reported in accordance with the OHPS table in Schedule 3 of the PGPA Rule. This table reports the average total remuneration of OHPS who received remuneration above the threshold remuneration amount during the reporting period. The threshold for 2024–25 Annual Report period for OHPS is $260,000.
For the OHPS of the entity, the following must be included:
- The total remuneration bands for the OHPS
- For the OHPS within each band, the following:
- The number of OHPS
- Average base salary
- Average bonuses
- Average other benefits and allowances
- Average superannuation contributions (made by the entity)
- Average long service leave
- Average other long-term benefits
- Average termination benefits
- Average total remuneration (which must be the sum of the amounts included for the purposes of subparagraphs above (ii) to (viii)).
The Digital Annual Reporting Tool data templates for OHPS is pre-populated with the appropriate threshold bands and the information above in the format required by the OHPS table in Schedule 3 of the PGPA Rule.
Entities should complete the data templates in the Digital Annual Reporting Tool to ensure that the correct information is being reported and available on the Data Sets page of the Transparency Portal. Data templates are completed in addition to any reporting in annual reports.
Please refer to How to calculate & report for further details on this and general requirements on each remuneration category.
