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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Andrew Charlton

Australian Labor Party · PARRAMATTA · NSW · Cabinet Secretary

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$139,954+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
130th / 258
+0% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$139,954
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet SecretaryLargest category: Office Facilities ($57,466)
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)$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 Facilities

$57,466
—IPEA$57,465.67

Employee Travel

$32,072
Domestic TravelIPEA$20,401.30
International TravelIPEA$11,670.48

Office Administration

$24,752
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,438.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,808.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,050.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,818.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,227.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$535.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$524.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$511.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$465.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$241.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$115.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$52.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$33.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45

International Travel

$12,368
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$11,470.48
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$582.06
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$315.00

Travel Allowance

$5,796
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$3,311
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$628.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$628.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$628.64
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$112.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$107.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$106.07
ParkingIPEA$93.56
ParkingIPEA$93.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.48
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$29.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$3,254
FaresIPEA$631.02
FaresIPEA$631.02
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$621.93
FaresIPEA$272.29
FaresIPEA$272.29
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA-$631.02

Telecommunications

$936
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$217.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$204.65
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$130.98
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$130.98
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$130.98
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$121.19

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