NSW Offers 400,000 Public Sector Workers 10.5 Percent Pay Rise

Public servants will also be entitled to an annual cost-of-living protection payment of $1,000 if inflation exceeds 4.5 percent in that year.

Healthcare workers prepare Pfizer vaccines in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 03, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The New South Wales (NSW) government has offered over 400,000 public servants a 10.5 percent wage increase over three years, including a lift in superannuation.

Apart from the increase, public sector employees (excluding senior executives) will receive an annual cost-of-living protection payment of $1,000 (US$670) if inflation exceeds 4.5 percent in that year.