Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Questions (339)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

339. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the number of public sector workers in receipt of an annual gross salary in the pay brackets €0 to €10,000; €10,001 to €20,000; €20,001 to €25,000; €25,001 to €30,000; €30,001 to €35,000; €35,001 to €40,000; €40,001 to €45,000; €45,001 to €50,000; €50,001 to €55,000; €55,001 to €60,000; €60,001 to €65,000; €65,001 to €70,000; €70,001 to €80,000; €80,001 to €90,000; €90,001 to €100,000; €100,001 to €125,000; €125,001 to €150,000; €150,000 to €200,000; €201,000 to €250,000; €250,001 to €300,000; and in excess of €300,000. [20621/15]

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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The nearest data currently available within the Department to that sought by the Deputy is the estimated breakdown of employee numbers on a whole time equivalent basis (based on a whole time equivalent figure of 288,700) by salary range within the public service at end September 2014 and is set out in Table below.

30-Sep-14
Salary Range €	Whole Time Equivalent (WTE)*
0 - 25,000	18,900
25,000 - 30,000	22,200
30,000 - 35,000	38,900
35,000 - 40,000	37,300
40,000 - 45,000	47,700
45,000 - 50,000	26,600
50,000 - 55,000	21,200
55,000 - 60,000	22,500
60,000 - 65,000	14,800
65,000 - 70,000	10,300
70,000 - 80,000	16,000
80,000 - 90,000	5,100
90,000 - 100,000	2,300
100,000 - 125,000	1,600
125,000 to 150,000	1,300
150,000 +	2,000
Total	288,700

* The Figures are rounded to nearest 100 and relate to the number of public servants, expressed as whole-time equivalents. These figures include employees who work part-time or avail of worksharing.

The Deputy will be aware that in June 2011 the Government introduced a general pay ceiling of €200,000 for future appointments to higher positions across the public service and a general pay ceiling of €250,000 for future appointments to CEO posts within Commercial State Companies.