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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Chris Bowen

Australian Labor Party · MCMAHON · NSW · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$449,941+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
7th / 258
+221% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$449,941
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 ($146,263)
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

$146,263
Domestic TravelIPEA$92,869.05
International TravelIPEA$50,284.73
International TravelIPEA$2,732.98
International TravelIPEA$376.40

Office Facilities

$120,460
—IPEA$120,460.13

Office Administration

$120,181
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29,090.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27,744.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,844.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,637.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,209.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,164.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,171.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,815.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,636.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,142.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,072.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
PublicationsIPEA$585.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$443.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$373.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$332.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$318.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$262.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$225.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$224.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$218.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$152.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$133.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$133.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$127.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$102.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$19.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$52.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$85.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$110.89

International Travel

$32,185
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$16,770.34
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$7,678.37
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,708.98
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$2,732.98
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$508.61
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$376.40
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$348.52
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$60.38

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,099
FaresIPEA$1,252.95
FaresIPEA$1,218.62
FaresIPEA$1,067.33
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$851.93
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$617.16
FaresIPEA$617.15
FaresIPEA$605.83
FaresIPEA$542.19
FaresIPEA$528.93
FaresIPEA$528.93
FaresIPEA$448.13
FaresIPEA$380.46
FaresIPEA$373.82
FaresIPEA$373.82

Other Car Costs

$10,212
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,705.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,705.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,705.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,204.59
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,000.00
COMCARIPEA$929.52
COMCARIPEA$918.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$260.93
COMCARIPEA$231.62
COMCARIPEA$184.30
COMCARIPEA$169.46
COMCARIPEA$167.24
COMCARIPEA$150.96
COMCARIPEA$149.48
COMCARIPEA$131.02
COMCARIPEA$128.76
COMCARIPEA$126.58
COMCARIPEA$115.82
COMCARIPEA$113.26
COMCARIPEA$109.52
COMCARIPEA$109.52
COMCARIPEA$107.30
COMCARIPEA$102.50
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$97.26
COMCARIPEA$96.20
COMCARIPEA$95.76
COMCARIPEA$95.46
COMCARIPEA$93.82
COMCARIPEA$93.24
COMCARIPEA$91.60
COMCARIPEA$91.60
COMCARIPEA$91.60
COMCARIPEA$89.51
COMCARIPEA$87.66
COMCARIPEA$83.22
COMCARIPEA$82.85
COMCARIPEA$80.30
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$78.00
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$26.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$875.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,110.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,575.99

Travel Allowance

$8,806
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$735
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$127.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.65
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.63
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.63
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$91.16
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$66.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$62.53
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45

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