Tasmania power chiefs earned $10 million while households paid $2350 a year
Executives at Tasmania's three state power companies shared $9.89 million in wages over 2025-26. Average household electricity bills hit $2350.
Executives at Tasmania's three state power companies got almost $10 million in pay over 2025-26. The pay went to 31 people in 22 leadership roles.
Hydro Tasmania alone paid out $4.45 million. Chief executive Rachel Watson earned $794,000.
That's more than double what Premier Jeremy Rockliff makes. One executive, Katie McKenzie at Hydro Tasmania, got a $391,000 payment from restructuring.
The three companies dealt with rising unpaid bills. Aurora Energy recorded $6.8 million in bad debt from unpaid power bills over the year.
This was up from $4 million. Federal energy bill subsidies ended.
Cost-of-living pressures squeezed households.
- $9.89 million
- Executive wage bill
- $2350 per year
- Average household bill
- $6.8 million
- Bad debt Aurora Energy
- $794,000
- Top earner Watson
Why it mattersThe pay packets show the gap between executive pay at power companies and the cost-of-living pressures that ordinary Tasmanians face.
AustraliaTasmanian households struggling with power bills will see how much executives earned at the state-owned energy companies providing their power.
Corroborated bytheadvocate.com.au
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