Majority of top university bosses in Victoria earning in excess of $1m as federal government vows pay crackdown

Six of the state’s universities increased their vice-chancellor’s salaries despite budget deficits and job losses across the sector

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More than half of Victoria’s vice chancellors are earning annual salaries of more than $1m, new data reveals, as the federal government vows to to crack down on excessive senior university pay packages.

The 2023 annual reports of Victorian universities, lodged on Wednesday, revealed six of Victoria’s eight vice-chancellors had their salaries boosted last year, including separate rises of more than $50,000.

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