House · Apr–Jun 2026

Carina Garland

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$192,562+$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

120th / 280

+9% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$192,562

▲ 48% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 21% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($96,071)

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

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Remuneration composition — modelled

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Expenditure by category

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Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% 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

$96,071

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$32,053.24
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$17,060.24
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,542.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,997.74
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,384.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,370.30
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,979.07
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,939.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,691.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,099.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,857.68
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,818.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$911.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$840.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$714.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$672.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$549.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$498.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$498.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$446.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$373.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$364.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$364.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$334.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$321.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$314.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$271.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$251.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$218.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$206.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$199.34
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$189.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$188.94
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$186.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$178.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$175.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$150.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$141.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$128.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$114.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$113.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$113.23
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$106.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$103.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$98.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$89.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$88.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$85.65
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$83.67
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$83.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$82.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$79.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$74.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$70.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$62.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$57.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$57.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$44.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$41.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$37.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$35.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.46
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$9.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$18.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$113.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$146.20

Office Facilities

$42,534

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IPEA

$42,534.24

Employee Travel

$28,445

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$28,445.26

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,434

Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$269.09
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53

Travel Allowance

$8,454

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$726.00

Other Car Costs

$7,426

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,136.93
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,136.93
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,136.93
COMCAR	IPEA	$220.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$202.97
COMCAR	IPEA	$191.87
COMCAR	IPEA	$180.77
COMCAR	IPEA	$174.11
COMCAR	IPEA	$171.89
COMCAR	IPEA	$166.67
COMCAR	IPEA	$155.57
COMCAR	IPEA	$155.21
COMCAR	IPEA	$152.44
COMCAR	IPEA	$151.13
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.47
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$131.43
COMCAR	IPEA	$131.15
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$112.65
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$107.00
COMCAR	IPEA	$102.12
COMCAR	IPEA	$99.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$86.11
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$84.38
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$79.37
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$54.68
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$16.71
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$14.90
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$13.08
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$13.08
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Telecommunications

$197

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$87.65
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$59.92
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$49.60

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