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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Catherine King

Australian Labor Party · BALLARAT · VIC · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$216,531+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
46th / 258
+54% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$216,531
Quarters on record
36
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 ($78,967)
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

$78,967
Domestic TravelIPEA$78,967.16

Office Administration

$56,441
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22,008.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14,625.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,958.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,786.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,504.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$676.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$650.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$582.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$526.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$499.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$447.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$359.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$339.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$322.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$312.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$287.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$86.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$81.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$74.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$58.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.18
PublicationsIPEA$22.55
PublicationsIPEA$22.55
PublicationsIPEA$20.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.30
PublicationsIPEA$20.00
PublicationsIPEA$20.00
PublicationsIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.86
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.50
PublicationsIPEA$12.73
PublicationsIPEA$12.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.43
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$2.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$8.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$11.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$53.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$131.80

Office Facilities

$43,136
—IPEA$43,136.03

Other Car Costs

$13,553
COMCARIPEA$1,043.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
COMCARIPEA$475.08
COMCARIPEA$444.78
COMCARIPEA$435.12
COMCARIPEA$430.63
COMCARIPEA$415.14
COMCARIPEA$395.16
COMCARIPEA$395.16
COMCARIPEA$395.16
COMCARIPEA$393.72
COMCARIPEA$389.28
COMCARIPEA$381.84
COMCARIPEA$379.62
COMCARIPEA$375.18
COMCARIPEA$372.96
COMCARIPEA$372.96
COMCARIPEA$370.74
COMCARIPEA$367.08
COMCARIPEA$352.98
COMCARIPEA$349.32
COMCARIPEA$295.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$181.82
COMCARIPEA$153.18
COMCARIPEA$146.90
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$112.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.09
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$102.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$87.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.47
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,205
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$921.96
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$861.87
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$523.64
FaresIPEA$260.34
FaresIPEA$99.09

Travel Allowance

$11,114
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$972.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$1,114
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$223.85
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$95.30
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$86.97
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$28.74
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$28.72
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.86
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.37

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