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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Catherine King

Australian Labor Party · BALLARAT · VIC · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$218,042+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
87th / 280
+23% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$218,042
▲ 0.7% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 35% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
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 ($68,914)
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)$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

$68,914
Domestic TravelIPEA$68,913.66

Office Facilities

$48,842
—IPEA$48,842.34

Office Administration

$45,138
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,666.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,862.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,217.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,829.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,823.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,219.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,178.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,170.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,159.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$985.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$985.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$903.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$884.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$835.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$764.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$745.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$718.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$577.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
PublicationsIPEA$381.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$301.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$277.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$264.60
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$258.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$258.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$258.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$174.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$137.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$125.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$123.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$108.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$96.00
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$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$83.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$81.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.12
PublicationsIPEA$28.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.50
PublicationsIPEA$25.00
PublicationsIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.97
PublicationsIPEA$23.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.01
PublicationsIPEA$22.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.24
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
PublicationsIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.46
PublicationsIPEA$16.91
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.98
PublicationsIPEA$15.91
PublicationsIPEA$15.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.51
PublicationsIPEA$15.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
PublicationsIPEA$14.55
PublicationsIPEA$13.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.90
PublicationsIPEA$12.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.92
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.12
PublicationsIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.85
PublicationsIPEA$8.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$14.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$19.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$69.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$114.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$408.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$25,104
FaresIPEA$1,267.39
FaresIPEA$1,132.19
FaresIPEA$1,108.57
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.70
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$926.69
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$621.66
FaresIPEA$562.44
FaresIPEA$562.44
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$332.61

Other Car Costs

$16,592
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$791.32
COMCARIPEA$729.34
COMCARIPEA$491.40
COMCARIPEA$480.24
COMCARIPEA$435.90
COMCARIPEA$431.46
COMCARIPEA$424.02
COMCARIPEA$421.80
COMCARIPEA$421.80
COMCARIPEA$404.82
COMCARIPEA$402.60
COMCARIPEA$401.82
COMCARIPEA$398.16
COMCARIPEA$398.16
COMCARIPEA$397.38
COMCARIPEA$395.16
COMCARIPEA$390.72
COMCARIPEA$386.28
COMCARIPEA$384.90
COMCARIPEA$384.06
COMCARIPEA$381.84
COMCARIPEA$378.18
COMCARIPEA$377.40
COMCARIPEA$373.74
COMCARIPEA$372.96
COMCARIPEA$370.74
COMCARIPEA$370.70
COMCARIPEA$357.42
COMCARIPEA$248.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$150.84
COMCARIPEA$144.60
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$136.33
COMCARIPEA$133.60
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.85
COMCARIPEA$98.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$98.07
COMCARIPEA$89.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.95
COMCARIPEA$78.41
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$54.17
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

Travel Allowance

$12,628
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$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$823
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$162.86
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$150.23
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$146.29
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$32.16
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.31

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