Bureau of Meteorology Annual Report 2024–25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 16 October 2025

Total expenses: $627.6 million
Ongoing staff: 1,722
Non-ongoing staff: 117
Consultancy contracts: $3.2 million; 25 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $274.5 million; 1,399 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $627.6 million (627,592 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $253.1 million (253,101 in $'000)
Suppliers: $195.6 million (195,566 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $359.4 million (359,381 in $'000)
Own-source income: $124.3 million (124,349 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,722 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 117 people
Non-ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $3.2 million (3,178 in $'000)
Contracts: 25
New contracts: 12
Ongoing contracts: 13

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $274.5 million (274,474 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,399
New contracts: 771
Ongoing contracts: 628

Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Andrew Johnson	CEO & Director of Meteorology	549,131	0	74,042	12,170	635,343
Robert Argent	Group Executive Science and Innovation (part-year)	137,104	12,967	18,749	6,901	175,721
Gilbert Brunet	Group Executive Science and Innovation (part-year)	206,499	19,519	32,411	4,452	262,881
Nichole Brinsmead	Group Executive Data and Digital	356,035	71,574	60,602	4,621	492,832
Peter Stone	Group Executive Business Solutions	349,866	38,174	67,448	7,702	463,190
Piero Chessa	Group Executive Community Services	339,895	36,172	53,557	5,391	435,015
Astrid Heward	Group Executive Enterprise Services (part-year)	289,315	12,024	36,634	4,141	342,114
Paula Goodwin	Group Executive Enterprise Services (part-year)	41,362	2,730	4,397	7,420	55,909
Vicki Manson	Group Executive Australian Climate Service	344,677	34,180	66,455	7,702	453,014

Information about remuneration for senior executives13 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$0 - $220,000	4	33,518	3,599	5,668	756	43,542
$220,001 - $245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001 - $270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001 - $295,000	6	228,929	9,553	39,261	10,530	288,273
$295,001 - $320,000	9	245,467	9,998	40,306	9,016	304,787
$320,001 - $345,000	2	254,321	20,877	44,732	10,758	330,687
$345,001 - $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001 - $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001 - $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff11 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
260000 - 270000	2	176,036	47,751	32,245	5,951	261,984
270001 - 295000	1	168,087	70,904	37,092	6,400	282,483
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Scyne Advisory Pty LtdABN 20607773295	1,012
Synergy Group Australia Pty LtdABN 65119369827	674
Protiviti Pty LtdABN 27108473909	484
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	224
Chartertech Pty LtdABN 30617464990	190

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Ventia Property Pty LtdABN 16618028676	37,528
CSIRO Accounts ReceivableABN 41687119230	17,850
LeidosABN 79612590155	13,932
UNISYS Australia Pty LtdABN 31105642902	13,677
Hays Specialist RecruitmentABN 47001407281	10,635