NSW TAFE boss' sacking cost close to $500k

NSW Training minister Alister Henskens says he made no inquiries over the sacking of the TAFE MD. (AAP)

The managing director of NSW TAFE was sacked less than two years into the job, costing taxpayers close to half-a-million dollars.

A NSW budget estimates hearing into the state's skills and training sector has revealed former TAFE managing director Steffen Faurby was on a salary of $575,000 - about $167,000 more than Premier Dominic Perrottet.