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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Andrew Charlton

Australian Labor Party · PARRAMATTA · NSW · Cabinet Secretary

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$261,170+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
49th / 280
+48% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$261,170
▲ 87% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 52% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
17
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet SecretaryLargest category: Office Administration ($125,778)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). 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 (Apr–Jun 2026)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$15,518
Total remuneration & super$130,909
Note: Auto-applied Cabinet Secretary (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

$125,778
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$80,240.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,601.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,637.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,818.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$764.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$586.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$530.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$492.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$482.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$481.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$478.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$389.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$309.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$305.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$264.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$253.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$230.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$190.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$190.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$183.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$172.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$116.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.98
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
PublicationsIPEA$59.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.62
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$7.03
PublicationsIPEA-$43.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$46.06
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$90.91

Office Facilities

$70,832
—IPEA$70,831.79

Employee Travel

$31,814
Domestic TravelIPEA$31,813.64

Travel Allowance

$12,236
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$11,866
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3,998.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$710.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$710.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$370.50
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$245.52
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$184.71
COMCARIPEA$177.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$162.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$148.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$143.58
ParkingIPEA$141.63
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$126.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$106.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.39
ParkingIPEA$101.35
ParkingIPEA$101.35
ParkingIPEA$101.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$100.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
COMCARIPEA$76.56
ParkingIPEA$70.81
ParkingIPEA$70.81
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$54.60
ParkingIPEA$54.37
ParkingIPEA$40.91
ParkingIPEA$40.55
ParkingIPEA$32.45
ParkingIPEA$11.64
ParkingIPEA$7.27
ParkingIPEA$7.27
ParkingIPEA$5.82

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$6,008
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA$204.97

International Travel

$1,525
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,524.50

Telecommunications

$868
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$219.65
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$198.34
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$185.31
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$133.71
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$130.98

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$244
Official DutiesIPEA$117.92
Official DutiesIPEA$47.84
Official DutiesIPEA$46.38
Official DutiesIPEA$31.42

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