Ms. Sue Winspear, the Auditor General,

The report “Remuneration of the Cabinet, Judiciary, MPs and Key Management Personnel within the Civil Service in 2022” was issued by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) today. The public interest report presents information about the remuneration of members of the Cabinet, Judiciary, Members of Parliament (MPs) and key management personnel within the Civil Service in 2022. 

As a public interest report there are no conclusions drawn or recommendations made.

The report states that the Civil Service employed 4,566 staff as of 31 December 2022 and paid them $360.4 million in remuneration that year, or $79,000 on average. The report also highlights that in 2022, there were 293 key management personnel across the Government and the Civil Service. They earned $45.0 million, or $154,000 each on average.

Ms. Sue Winspear, the Auditor General, says, “I have prepared this report to provide independent information and improve the transparency of the remuneration of key management personnel in the public service.” Ms. Winspear continues, “The remuneration rates given in this report are already in the public domain as is much of the information. However, key management personnel information is not disclosed, as it should be, in the consolidated financial statements of the entire public sector. This report brings together that information for the first time.” 

The report highlights the total remuneration, average remuneration and average salary paid to several categories of key management personnel across the Government and the Civil Service. It states that:

• The top ten earners within the Cabinet, Judiciary, Parliament and the Civil Service earned a total of $3.6 million, about $362,000 each on average.
• Members of the Cabinet earned $3.3 million, about $305,000 each on average.
• Members of the Judiciary earned $3.3 million, about $302,000 each on average.
• Members of Parliament earned $6.0 million, about $285,000 each on average.
• Chief Officers earned $4.3 million, about $204,000 each on average.            
• Key management personnel within the Civil Service earned a total of $35.4 million, about $136,000 each on average.

The Auditor General adds, “As a public interest report, it merely puts factual information into the public domain, and I make no recommendations to the respective entities or civil service.”  Ms. Winspear continues, “The report is similar to my previous report published in January 2019, which analysed the remuneration and benefits of key management personnel and members of Boards of Directors in Statutory Authorities and Government Companies (SAGCs) in 2016-17”.

More information about the report can be obtained by contacting Sue Winspear at (345) 244-3201 or Angela Cullen, Deputy Auditor General (Performance Audit) at (345) 244-3220.  

This report and the original OAG reports on which this report is based are available at www.auditorgeneral.gov.ky.