Compiled data: National Contact Centre (NCC) staffing numbers, classifications, and salary ranges (FOI 25/26-3236)

FOI 25/26-3236

FOI 25/26-3236

Scope | The number of NCC staff in a customer-facing role (Telephony, Email, Webchat) employed directly by the NDIA, and their APS classification and actual hourly pay rate, for the following periods:

  • Financial year 2023-24
  • Financial year 2024-25
  • Financial year 2025-26 Year to date (or to the end of the most recent quarter, whichever is more readily available)
  • The number of staff onboarded and offboarded within each period referenced above

Response

NDIA NCC Service Officers

At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2025 At 22 May 2026
APS3 135 86
APS4 213 236 291
APS5 1 47
TOTAL 213 372 424

NDIS APS Salary Range (per EA)

At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2025 At 22 May 2026
APS3 $65,486 - $73,347 $67,974 - $76,130 $70,477 - $78,718
APS4 $73,928 - $82,056 $76,737 - $85,174 $79,346 - $88,070
APS5 $83,453 - $89,839 $86,624 - $93,253 $89,569 - $96,829

Caveat

APS staff are not paid an hourly rate; they are paid an annual salary in line with the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) Enterprise Agreement (EA). The EA is publicly available and can be located here Working conditions and benefits | NDIS.

NCC Commencements and Attrition

2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Commenced 219 313 148
Left the NDIA 33 45 50
Transferred Internal 38 71 30