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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Dai Le

Independent · FOWLER · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$124,957+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
206th / 280
-29% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$124,957
▲ 12% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 83% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
17
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($58,840)
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)$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 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 Facilities

$58,840
—IPEA$58,839.78

Office Administration

$33,549
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,234.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,523.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,251.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,727.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,727.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,727.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,595.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$550.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$345.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$269.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02

Employee Travel

$15,463
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,462.57

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,940
FaresIPEA$2,115.30
FaresIPEA$2,023.30
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$900.73

Travel Allowance

$5,928
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$495.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$495.00
Cancelled AccommodationIPEA$430.45

Other Car Costs

$2,698
COMCARIPEA$147.26
COMCARIPEA$146.90
COMCARIPEA$146.16
COMCARIPEA$143.60
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$123.70
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$123.70
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$123.70
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$123.70
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$121.47
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$121.30
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$121.30
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$121.30
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$121.30
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$119.61
COMCARIPEA$111.38
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$100.30
COMCARIPEA$97.68
COMCARIPEA$95.84
COMCARIPEA$85.10
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$76.22
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$71.04

International Travel

$2,539
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$2,128.37
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$378.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$32.17

Related parliamentarians

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