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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Cameron Caldwell

Liberal Party of Australia · FADDEN · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$183,695+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
76th / 258
+31% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$183,695
Quarters on record
11
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($62,344)
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 Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing (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

$62,344
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,636.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,486.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,587.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,410.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,228.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$886.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$886.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$670.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$523.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$516.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$484.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$460.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$244.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$224.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$180.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$179.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$178.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$107.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$94.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$80.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$3.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$56.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$89.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$133.94

Office Facilities

$54,665
—IPEA$54,665.48

Employee Travel

$38,275
Domestic TravelIPEA$38,275.48

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,317
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,091.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$954.84
FaresIPEA$807.39
FaresIPEA$717.77
FaresIPEA$602.49
FaresIPEA$588.87
FaresIPEA$443.30
FaresIPEA$183.84

Travel Allowance

$7,728
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$7,177
COMCARIPEA$414.89
COMCARIPEA$357.17
COMCARIPEA$350.76
COMCARIPEA$343.85
COMCARIPEA$328.56
COMCARIPEA$328.31
COMCARIPEA$319.94
COMCARIPEA$317.72
COMCARIPEA$317.72
COMCARIPEA$317.21
COMCARIPEA$312.77
COMCARIPEA$312.77
COMCARIPEA$308.84
COMCARIPEA$306.36
COMCARIPEA$304.40
COMCARIPEA$299.70
COMCARIPEA$284.42
COMCARIPEA$282.20
COMCARIPEA$282.20
COMCARIPEA$279.72
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$608
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09

Family Travel

$580
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$580.12

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