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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Barbara Pocock

Australian Greens · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$179,014+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
135th / 280
+1% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$179,014
▲ 62% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 62% vs Apr-Jun 2025
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 ($66,295)
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)$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

$66,295
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,983.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,772.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,999.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,283.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$712.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.90
PublicationsIPEA$227.27
PublicationsIPEA$209.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$194.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$133.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$133.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$133.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$120.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$118.00
PublicationsIPEA$115.45
PublicationsIPEA$98.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.94
PublicationsIPEA$79.09
PublicationsIPEA$79.09
PublicationsIPEA$79.09
PublicationsIPEA$71.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.42

Office Facilities

$45,622
—IPEA$45,621.81

Employee Travel

$29,882
Domestic TravelIPEA$29,882.22

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$18,557
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$838.32
FaresIPEA$838.17
FaresIPEA$833.62
FaresIPEA$829.23
FaresIPEA$816.37
FaresIPEA$675.23
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$530.64
FaresIPEA$500.74
FaresIPEA$500.74
FaresIPEA$429.57
FaresIPEA$335.36
FaresIPEA$272.29

Travel Allowance

$8,652
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$3,782
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$902.29
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$372.22
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$330.05
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$329.82
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$329.67
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$328.47
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$302.99
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$245.14
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$242.67
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$87.89
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$84.18
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$76.95
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$74.01
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$38.93
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$37.18

Family or Nominee Travel

$2,912
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$838.17
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$833.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$791.26
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$247.63
COMCARIPEA$96.24
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$38.95

Other Car Costs

$2,301
COMCARIPEA$157.26
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$127.76
COMCARIPEA$123.78
COMCARIPEA$102.90
COMCARIPEA$96.17
COMCARIPEA$94.02
COMCARIPEA$91.80
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,009
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.67
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

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