ABC top end pay rises double inflation rate THE ABC's top earners have enjoyed average pay rises of more than 7 per cent a year during the past five years while managing director Mark Scott more than doubled his wage over the period. While the average salary for the national broadcaster's workforce increased by about 4 per cent a year -- from $67,645 to $82,387 -- the broadcaster's highest-paid employees have enjoyed a 36 per cent jump in their pay packets during the same period, about 7.3 per cent a year.