Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 31 October 2025

Total expenses: $1.65 billion
Ongoing staff: 4,438

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.65 billion (1,647,688 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $984.2 million (984,154 in $'000)
Suppliers: $471.7 million (471,745 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $916.5 million (916,459 in $'000)
Own-source income: $653.9 million (653,925 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 4,438 people
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.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel8 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence entity-copyright

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	Bonuses	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Termination	Total
Doug Hilton	Chief Executive	762,807	139,474	26,106	26,787	10,079	0	965,253
Kirsten Rose	Deputy Chief Executive	655,019	0	25,863	90,420	16,999	0	788,301
Tom Munyard	Chief Operating Officer	402,655	0	25,140	69,786	26,634	0	524,215
Elanor Huntington	Executive Director - Digital, National Facilities & Collections	481,264	0	25,498	88,297	10,289	0	605,348
Peter Mayfield	Executive Director - Environment, Energy & Resources	579,271	0	25,352	85,939	28,380	0	718,942
Michael Robertson	Executive Director - Future Industries (Acting)	208,623	0	13,706	37,034	17,984	0	277,347
Jen Taylor	Executive Director - Future Industries	218,447	0	12,384	31,695	35,477	0	298,003
Orlando Jimenez	Fundación CEO	25,420	0	5,724	0	0	410,444	441,588

Information about remuneration for senior executives22 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence entity-copyright

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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$0 - $220,000	2	161,825	0	13,436	31,445	-3,495	203,211
$220,001 - $245,001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001 - $270,001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001 - $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001 - $320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001 - $345,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001 - $370,000	1	281,327	0	25,040	51,241	11,547	369,155
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001 - $420,000	2	309,167	0	32,389	53,158	13,987	408,701
$420,001 - $445,000	3	336,252	0	27,240	53,457	13,017	429,966
$445,001 - $470,000	3	352,207	0	33,072	56,870	16,614	458,763
$470,001 - $495,000	1	362,447	0	26,255	70,499	16,040	475,241
$495,001 - $520,000	1	390,055	0	39,640	52,974	12,984	495,653
$520,001 - $545,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$545,001 - $570,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$570,001 - $595,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$595,001 - $620,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$620,001 - $645,000	1	491,814	20,000	25,372	71,084	15,388	623,658
$645,001 - $670,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$670,001 - $695,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$695,001 - $720,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$720,001 - $745,000	0	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

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence entity-copyright

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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
$260,000 - $270,000	32	181,495	125	10,991	31,735	8,299	31,469	Not stated
$270,001 - $295,000	66	197,709	126	13,303	34,133	9,361	26,503	Not stated
$295,001 - $320,000	35	207,243	214	20,948	36,156	11,697	29,685	Not stated
$320,001 - $345,000	27	225,092	31	26,349	36,254	14,584	27,962	Not stated
$345,001 - $370,000	8	271,818	0	29,262	44,489	9,520	0	Not stated
$370,001 - $395,000	7	217,572	0	17,716	34,443	11,594	105,693	Not stated
$395,001 - $420,000	3	322,066	0	29,065	50,113	4,064	0	Not stated
$420,001 - $445,000	5	262,807	0	27,463	43,100	15,640	81,358	Not stated
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated
$470,001 - $495,000	1	314,711	41,455	108,421	19,097	0	0	Not stated
$495,001 - $520,000	1	162,554	0	14,398	33,798	24,237	284,080	Not stated