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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Dave Sharma

Liberal Party of Australia · WENTWORTH · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$66,383+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
230th / 280
-62% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$66,383
▼ 22% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 57% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($27,859)
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 Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (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

$27,859
Domestic TravelIPEA$27,859.48

Office Administration

$16,962
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10,000.00
PublicationsIPEA$1,181.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$972.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$972.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$481.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$290.73
PublicationsIPEA$290.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$239.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$216.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$193.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$191.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$188.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$131.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$98.65
PublicationsIPEA$79.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.89
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.52
PublicationsIPEA$39.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.40
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$35.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.20
PublicationsIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
PublicationsIPEA$29.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.51
PublicationsIPEA$18.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.24
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.97
PublicationsIPEA$4.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.54
PublicationsIPEA$4.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$972.00

Travel Allowance

$7,645
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00

Other Car Costs

$6,161
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,590.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,590.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,590.70
COMCARIPEA$146.16
COMCARIPEA$112.88
COMCARIPEA$97.34
COMCARIPEA$95.12
COMCARIPEA$81.90
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$26.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$23.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$17.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.88
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$13.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.67
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.34
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.76

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$3,575
FaresIPEA$480.09
FaresIPEA$464.61
FaresIPEA$429.06
FaresIPEA$429.06
FaresIPEA$412.26
FaresIPEA$412.26
FaresIPEA$252.07
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$214.87

Office Facilities

$3,228
—IPEA$3,228.43

Telecommunications

$609
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$194.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$194.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$120.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.03
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.03
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$343
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$153.20
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$76.65
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$25.03
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$22.32
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$22.23
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$21.99
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$21.11

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