In a submission to the ACT Remuneration Tribunal, Phil Green says he is the lowest paid of any electoral commissioner in the country and he wants a review of his $161,000 pay packet.

Mr Green's submission follows the tribunal's decision last year to increase the salaries of the ACT Human Rights Commission's three members to $183,879. The electoral commissioner's salary had previously been set at the same level as the HRC members.

In his submission, Mr Green notes that his pay ranks closest to that of the Tasmanian commissioner, who collects a salary of $166,000. The NSW Electoral Commissioner collects the highest electoral commissioner's salary with $350,000.

Mr Green said on Friday he did not specify a figure. It is the first time he has made a submission to the tribunal since taking the electoral commissioner's role in 1994.

''It follows the decision of the tribunal in November in relation to the HRC members,'' he said.

In his submission, Mr Green says, ''The breadth and complexity of the Commissioner's functions have increased significantly since the establishment of the full-time Commissioner position in 1994.''

The commissioner says this includes increased budget responsibilities and extensive changes to election funding, expenditure and disclosure rules, including major changes introduced in July 2012, which have significantly increased the electoral commission's workload.

''The ACT Electoral Commission has fewer ongoing permanent staff than any other state or territory electoral commission.''

Mr Green also says in his submission: ''The level of remuneration of the ACT Electoral Commissioner appears to be at a lower level than comparable statutory office-holders in the ACT.

''The office of the Electoral Commissioner has much in common with other statutory offices in the ACT that are remunerated at a higher level.

''Like the members of the Human Rights Commission, the Commissioner has a publicly identifiable and independent role that has increased in complexity since the establishment of the office.''