Number of executives 2023

Key facts

Workforce figures

At June 2023, there were:

• 1,949 executives in the Victorian Public Service 
• 1,196 executives in Victorian public entities 
• 3,145 executives in the overall public sector workforce. 

Executives make up:

• 3.4% of Victorian Public Service employees 
• 0.4% of public entity employees 
• 0.9% of the overall public sector workforce. 

Major rises in employment

Major rises in executive numbers for Victorian Public Service organisations:

• 29 new executives in the Suburban Rail Loop Authority
• 39 executives at the Department of Transport and Planning (mainly existing executives transferred as a result of machinery of government changes).

Major rises in executive numbers for Victorian public entities are in:

• creative industries
• finance
• facilities management
• metropolitan and teaching health services.

 

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Number of executives

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2017 Filter by industry Whole of public sector Public entities Victorian Public Service Creative industries, finance, transport and other Police and emergency services Public health care TAFE and other education Water and land management Government schools Filter by demographic Overall Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Age Full-time or part-time Ongoing, fixed-term or casual Ongoing or fixed-term Cultural identity Disability Gender Gender identity Religion Headcount Full-time equivalent Employers Percentage of all employees by headcount Percentage of all full-time equivalent employees Remuneration Remuneration gap as an amount Remuneration gap as a percentage View as a number or percentage Percentage Number Salary Percentage of industry Percentage of total public sector workforce

 

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