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Table B.35 Star rank Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel remuneration, 2019-20

Short-term benefits

Post- employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Termination benefits

Total remuneration

Remuneration band

Number of Star ranks1

Average base salary ($)

Average bonuses ($)

Average other benefits and allowances ($)2

Average superannuation contributions ($)

Average long service leave ($)

Average other long-term benefits ($)

Average termination benefits ($)3

Average total remuneration ($)

$0 - $220,000

39

85,393

0

18,341

26,774

2,309

0

2,331

135,147

$220,001 - $245,000

2

155,396

0

23,550

50,128

4,385

0

0

233,459

$245,001 - $270,000

7

164,145

0

35,971

54,983

4,879

0

0

259,978

$270,001 - $295,000

4

109,842

0

20,363

35,421

3,141

0

116,716

285,482

$295,001 - $320,000

18

190,583

0

32,033

63,610

5,786

0

22,457

314,469

$320,001 - $345,000

45

219,252

0

34,175

70,591

6,282

0

0

330,300

$345,001 - $370,000

26

229,430

0

48,888

72,740

7,215

0

0

358,272

$370,001 - $395,000

31

230,151

2,304

61,655

71,880

7,102

0

7,681

380,772

$395,001 - $420,000

13

212,030

7,692

46,113

71,853

6,358

0

59,532

403,578

$420,001 - $445,000

14

222,367

0

60,241

70,534

6,769

0

72,362

432,273

$445,001 - $470,000

8

210,892

0

94,916

66,892

6,086

0

76,011

454,796

$470,001 - $495,000

4

286,261

0

120,202

71,229

8,019

0

0

485,710

$495,001 - $520,000

3

255,621

0

169,164

72,472

6,869

0

0

504,125

$520,001 - $545,000

1

186,827

0

28,609

58,201

5,834

0

251,630

531,101

$570,001 - $595,000

1

202,516

0

26,213

62,902

6,311

0

275,165

573,106

$595,001 - $620,000

2

218,901

0

99,759

66,598

6,490

0

220,189

611,936

$620,001 -$645,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$645,001 -$670,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$670,001 -$695,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$695,001 - $720,000

1

425,985

-

151,901

121,781

13,994

0

0

713,660

Notes:

  1. The number of ADF Star Ranks listed above is the number of individuals not the number of positions. Staff who were permanently appointed to or acted in a Star Rank ADF position for a period longer than 6 months are included in the table.
  2. Other Benefits and Allowances includes the value of items such as housing (including overseas), motor vehicle allowances, retention bonuses, cost of living allowances (to support members and their families in remote or overseas locations), and any Reportable Fringe Benefits Tax payable by Defence. This column includes non-cash benefits.
  3. Defence members compulsorily transferred to the Reserves may be eligible for a special benefit payment. The amount of a special benefit payment is based on the member’s period of service and is an amount equal to two weeks’ pay for every year of service, to a maximum of 48 weeks.