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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Allegra Spender

Independent · WENTWORTH · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$206,772+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
49th / 258
+47% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$206,772
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($106,817)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.

Quarter-over-quarter

Work expenses — reported by IPEA
Remuneration composition — modelled

Expenditure by category

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 2026)$82,036
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$8,996
Total remuneration & super$82,036
Note: Auto-applied Backbencher (2025-26); quarterly = annual / 4
How is this modelled?▾

Modelled from Remuneration Tribunal determinations. Best-effort approximations, not IPEA-reported amounts.

Vehicle entitlement
All members modelled as taking the $19,500/yr cash-in-lieu allowance. IPEA car/COMCAR lines are treated as separate travel costs.
Electorate allowance
Baseline rate ($39,700/yr) applied for all representatives; geographic scaling not yet modelled.
Committee loadings
Additional loadings for committee chairs, whips and minor office holders are currently untracked.
Mid-quarter transitions
Modelled on the most recent active role within the quarter (known approximation).

Full detail on the methodology page.

Expenditure detail

Office Administration

$106,817
Specified Public ResourcesIPEA$26,213.26
Specified Public ResourcesIPEA$18,404.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,720.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,094.01
Specified Public ResourcesIPEA$2,912.89
Specified Public ResourcesIPEA$2,870.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Specified Public ResourcesIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,740.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,507.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,328.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,260.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,253.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,140.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$942.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$942.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$942.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$913.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$885.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$868.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$868.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$858.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$832.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$808.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$786.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$715.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$373.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$354.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$344.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$335.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$317.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$284.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$268.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$260.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$256.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$253.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$238.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$224.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$220.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$211.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$199.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$188.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$182.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$167.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$157.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$147.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$138.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$121.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$114.00
PublicationsIPEA$106.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$106.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$94.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$87.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$86.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$82.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$78.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$74.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$71.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$65.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$62.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$59.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$47.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$44.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$41.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$35.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.29
PublicationsIPEA$33.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.00
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29.00
PublicationsIPEA$28.17
PublicationsIPEA$28.17
PublicationsIPEA$28.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.49
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$6.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$259.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$259.60

Office Facilities

$64,283
—IPEA$64,283.26

Employee Travel

$32,949
Domestic TravelIPEA$32,949.32

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$1,974
FaresIPEA$522.21
FaresIPEA$522.21
FaresIPEA$464.61
FaresIPEA$464.61

Other Car Costs

$490
COMCARIPEA$104.34
COMCARIPEA$96.10
COMCARIPEA$78.00
COMCARIPEA$78.00
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$260
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$101.14
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$90.68
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$67.80

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