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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Anika Wells

Australian Labor Party · LILLEY · QLD · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$293,679+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
24th / 258
+109% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$293,679
Quarters on record
28
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Employee Travel ($131,427)
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 Minister (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

Employee Travel

$131,427
Domestic TravelIPEA$131,426.58

Office Facilities

$85,715
—IPEA$85,714.82

Office Administration

$40,086
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12,247.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,322.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,919.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,264.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,486.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$561.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$512.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$512.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$512.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$225.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.64
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$29.09
PublicationsIPEA$28.00
PublicationsIPEA$28.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.96
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.90
PublicationsIPEA$8.00
PublicationsIPEA$8.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
PublicationsIPEA-$20.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$34.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$34.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$34.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$600.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$14,624
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,083.49
FaresIPEA$976.77
FaresIPEA$976.77
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$822.93
FaresIPEA$739.37
FaresIPEA$602.49
FaresIPEA$464.61
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$394.90
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA$47.93

Travel Allowance

$10,193
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,036.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$453.00

Other Car Costs

$8,481
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,418.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,418.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,418.46
COMCARIPEA$238.32
COMCARIPEA$199.56
COMCARIPEA$151.00
COMCARIPEA$146.90
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$128.25
COMCARIPEA$122.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$117.67
COMCARIPEA$115.08
COMCARIPEA$105.42
COMCARIPEA$96.54
COMCARIPEA$92.53
COMCARIPEA$88.29
COMCARIPEA$88.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.65
COMCARIPEA$81.63
COMCARIPEA$79.41
COMCARIPEA$74.00
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$70.77
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Family Travel

$2,576
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$683.33
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$674.24
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$633.76
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$584.59

Telecommunications

$728
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

-$25
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$24.98

International Travel

-$126
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$126.00

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