The CPA discovered that comparable private sector jobs pay 15 % higher than those at civil service levels 6 to 9; they were 22 % higher for levels 10 to 12. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, in another report, found that at a level comparable to general or vice-general manager, civil service level 12 and above, the average salary was 33 % lower.
人事局調查六到九職等的公務員薪資，民間比它高百分十五；十到十二職等，民間比它高百分之廿二；主計處的另一份報告更指出，到了相當民間總經理、副總經理及協理職位的十二職等以上職位，平均薪資已拉大為比民間低百分之卅三，相差了三分之一。