{"id":15538,"date":"2017-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-public-servants-who-are-getting-paid-more-than-the-premier\/"},"modified":"2017-04-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T00:00:00","slug":"the-public-servants-who-are-getting-paid-more-than-the-premier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/the-public-servants-who-are-getting-paid-more-than-the-premier\/","title":{"rendered":"The public servants who are getting paid MORE than the Premier"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Pay rises for public sector CEOs will go through a new approval process as it emerges dozens of public servants are being paid more than the Premier.<\/h3>\n<p>93 state government executives are earning more than $300,000 a year, and 27 are pulling in more than Premier Jay Weatherill\u2019s $374,618 annual salary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaidenow.com.au\/news\/south-australia\/senior-sa-public-servants-earning-more-than-premier-jay-weatherill\/news-story\/57992259211fab722394c7de9e83660f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports The Advertiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Public Service Employment Erma Ranieri says the in-house process for determining department head pay rises will be replaced by a panel run by an independent chairman:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe evaluation panel will subsequently provide a report to the Premier on the overall assessment of the chief executive\u2019s performance,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(It will) ensure a consistent approach to performance management and development for chief executives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Salary details of some of the state\u2019s top bureaucrats have been made available &#8212; here is WHAT THEY EARN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SA Health chief Vickie Kaminski: $540,000 (last year)<\/li>\n<li>Dept of Premier and Cabinet head Don Russell: was earning $450,000 as State Development CEO before his promotion.<\/li>\n<li>Transport chief Michael Deegan: $420,000<\/li>\n<li>Previous Education chief: $397,415<\/li>\n<li>Police Commissioner Grant Stevens: $396,174<\/li>\n<li>Premier Jay Weatherill: $374,618<\/li>\n<li>Previous Attorney-General\u2019s dept chief: $365,000<\/li>\n<li>Environment chief Sandy Pitcher: $360,000 (last year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The average pay for South Australian public servants is $65,000.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition spokesman Rob Lucas said: \u201cSouth Australians struggling with skyrocketing electricity prices and Jay Weatherill\u2019s ESL tax will be angry at the number of public servants being paid such high salaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/the-latest-club-to-make-a-big-play-for-adelaide-crows-star\">THE LATEST CLUB TO MAKE A BIG PLAY FOR THIS CROWS STAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/banned-the-movie-activists-don-t-want-you-to-see\"><strong>BANNED &#8212; THE MOVIE ACTIVISITS DON\u2019T WANT YOU TO SEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pay rises for public sector CEOs will go through a new approval process as it emerges dozens of public servants are being paid more than the Premier. 93 state government executives are earning more than $300,000 a year, and 27 are pulling in more than Premier Jay Weatherill\u2019s $374,618 annual salary, reports The Advertiser. 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