Question NW2128 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

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30 September 2021 - NW2128

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Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) is the detailed breakdown of the current average salary for each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service, (b) total amount will be spent annually in terms of the latest Public Service wage agreement on paying public servant salaries in each of the 16 salary bands, (c) total amount of that amount will be spent annually on employees in each specified salary band in the Public Service and (d) is the breakdown of the total number of employees currently employed in each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service?

Reply:

a) The detailed breakdown of the current average salary for each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service:

Salary level

Current average salary per salary level

SL 1

R 103 562

SL 2

R 171 278

SL 3

R 206 957

SL 4

R 247 296

SL 5

R 283 227

SL 6

R 332 985

SL 7

R 411 227

SL 8

R 479 868

SL 9

R 567 956

SL 10

R 710 273

SL 11

R 851 022

SL 12

R 1 222 246

SL 13

R 1 147 609

SL 14

R 1 378 620

SL 15

R 1 661 168

SL 16

R 2 130 602

b) Total amount that will be spent annually in terms of the latest Public Service wage agreement on paying public servant salaries in each of the 16 salary bands:

The latest wage agreement in the Public Service is Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2021. The table below reflects the total cost of implementing the Resolution per salary level. It should be noted that no decision has yet been taken regarding possible salary adjustments for members of the Senior Management Service (Salary levels 13 – 16).

Salary level

Total cost of implementing Resolution 1 of 2021

SL 1

R9 552 000

SL 2

R1 235 509 000

SL 3

R1 146 359 000

SL 4

R619 649 000

SL 5

R3 382 164 000

SL 6

R2 457 016 000

SL 7

R5 854 878 000

SL 8

R3 434 624 000

SL 9

R2 261 454 000

SL 10

R1 416 912 000

SL 11

R989 621 000

SL 12

R888 732 000

SL 13

N/A

SL 14

N/A

SL 15

N/A

SL 16

N/A

Total

R23 696 470 000

c) Total amount of that amount that will be spent annually on employees in each specified salary band in the Public Service:

Salary level

Estimated total cost of employment, including the cost of Resolution 1 of 2021, per salary level

SL 1

R 45 851 000

SL 2

R 14 534 682 000

SL 3

R 15 577 597 000

SL 4

R 10 043 465 000

SL 5

R 60 279 792 000

SL 6

R 45 593 919 000

SL 7

R 130 820 285 000

SL 8

R 80 343 958 000

SL 9

R59 391 750 000

SL 10

R 40 307 049 000

SL 11

R 31 208 568 000

SL 12

R 34 486 430 000

SL 13

R 8 843 759 000

SL 14

R 3 343 153 000

SL 15

R 878 758 000

SL 16

R 1 499 944 000

Other (not linked to a specific salary level)

R 12 097 656 000

Total

R 549 296 616 000

d) The breakdown of the total number of employees currently employed in each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service:

Salary level

Total number of employees per salary level

SL 1

263

SL 2

77 651

SL 3

69 003

SL 4

38 663

SL 5

201 244

SL 6

129 361

SL 7

306 703

SL 8

159 899

SL 9

99 927

SL 10

54 510

SL 11

35 365

SL 12

27 399

SL 13

7 660

SL 14

2 405

SL 15

528

SL 16

712

Other (not linked to a specific salary level)

27 423

Total

1 238 716

The information in the above tables represents the situation as at 31 July 2021 and has been obtained from the National Treasury PERSAL database. The information excludes Defence and the State Security Agency.

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