Some public sector leadership salaries: Matt Whineray, CEO NZ Super Fund: $929,000 (after COVID-19 reduction) Scott Pickering, CEO ACC: $826,000 Ailsa Claire, CEO ADHB: $677,000 John Ryan, Auditor General: $670,000 Peter Hughes, Public Service Commissioner: $630,000 Rob Everett, CEO Financial Services Authority (just resigned): $623,000 Cherly de la Rey, VC University of Canterbury: $594,000 Tim Fowler, CEO Tertiary Education Commission: $560,000 Judge Peter Boshier, Chief Ombudsman: $456,000 Sid Miller, CEO Earthquake Commission: $437,000 A lower public sector staff salary: Jane Doe, administrator Dept of Corrections: $45,000 Helen Roberts is an Associate Professor in Otago University Department of Accountancy and Finance. She put those remuneration packages into perspective. "I just looked at the data that's out on the public sector websites, you can go and look yourself. I looked at the top five paid individuals in the state sector who were full term.