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The Mandarin has compiled its yearly list of what the federal department bosses make, according to their respective annual reports for 2022-23.
Cumulative remuneration
The list below ranks secretaries from their respective department’s 2022-22 reports based on total remuneration, including superannuation contributions and termination benefits.
Average: $782,831
Median: $858,279
| Name | Department | Total remuneration | 2022 place |
| Greg Moriarty | Defence | $1,006,474 | 3 |
| Glyn Davis | Prime Minister & Cabinet | $976,230 | 16 |
| Katherine Jones | Attorney-General’s Department | $974,198 | 14 |
| Steven Kennedy | Treasury | $958,773 | 10 |
| Jan Adams | Foreign Affairs and Trade | $943,440 | N/A |
| Michael Pezzullo | Home Affairs | $931,893 | 5 |
| Brendan Murphy | Health and Aged Care | $915,108 | 8 |
| Raymond Griggs | Social Services | $908,909 | 12 |
| Jim Betts* | Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts | $898,201 | N/A |
| David Fredericks | Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and the Water | $864,085 | 9 |
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