Questions 1 and 2
According to information received from National Treasury the salary adjustments granted to members at the various salary levels of the Senior Management Service (SMS), in real and nominal terms, between the 2009/10 and 2019/20 financial years, are reflected in the table below. No final decision on salary adjustments for the SMS for the 2020/21 financial year has been taken yet.
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2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
Total |
Consumer Price Index |
6,5% |
3,8% |
5,5% |
5,5% |
5,8% |
5,6% |
5,2% |
6,3% |
4,7% |
4,6% |
4,2% |
57,7% |
Cost of living adjustment (COLA) |
Nominal salary growth (COLA) |
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Salary Level 13 |
10,5% |
6,0% |
5,0% |
5,0% |
5,6% |
6,2% |
5,5% |
4,0% |
5,5% |
6,0% |
5,2% |
64,5% |
Salary Level 14 |
10,5% |
6,0% |
5,0% |
5,0% |
5,6% |
5,7% |
5,5% |
2,5% |
5,5% |
5,5% |
5,2% |
62,0% |
Salary Level 15 |
10,5% |
6,0% |
5,0% |
5,0% |
5,6% |
5,7% |
5,5% |
2,5% |
5,5% |
5,5% |
5,2% |
62,0% |
Salary Level 16 |
10,5% |
6,0% |
5,0% |
5,0% |
5,6% |
5,7% |
5,5% |
2,0% |
5,5% |
5,5% |
5,2% |
61,5% |
Real salary growth |
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Salary Level 13 |
3,8% |
2,1% |
-0,5% |
-0,5% |
-0,2% |
0,6% |
0,3% |
-2,2% |
0,8% |
1,3% |
1,0% |
6,5% |
Salary Level 14 |
3,8% |
2,1% |
-0,5% |
-0,5% |
-0,2% |
0,1% |
0,3% |
-3,6% |
0,8% |
0,9% |
1,0% |
4,1% |
Salary Level 15 |
3,8% |
2,1% |
-0,5% |
-0,5% |
-0,2% |
0,1% |
0,3% |
-3,6% |
0,8% |
0,9% |
1,0% |
4.1% |
Salary Level 16 |
3,8% |
2,1% |
-0,5% |
-0,5% |
-0,2% |
0,1% |
0,3% |
-4,0% |
0,8% |
0,9% |
1,0% |
3,7% |
Question 3
The number of Senior Management Service employees in the Public Service as on 30 June 2020, per salary level, is reflected in the following table:
Salary level |
Number |
13 |
6 805 |
14 |
2 173 |
15 |
503 |
16 |
126 |
Total |
9 607 |
Data source: PERSAL
Excluding Defence and State Security Agency
Excluding resignations up to 30 June 2020