Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

David Pocock

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$122,972+$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

210th / 280

-30% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$122,972

▲ 71% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 240% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($55,724)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% 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 Administration

$55,724

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$21,939.42
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$21,939.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2,099.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,971.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,871.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,611.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$900.00
Publications	IPEA	$850.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$600.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$501.66
Publications	IPEA	$227.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$199.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$145.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$125.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$63.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$61.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$59.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$48.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.69
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$45.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$45.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.46
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.79
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.23
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$9.43

Office Facilities

$54,112

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IPEA

$54,111.65

Employee Travel

$5,298

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$5,297.74

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$3,562

Fares	IPEA	$696.79
Fares	IPEA	$689.96
Fares	IPEA	$526.11
Fares	IPEA	$409.33
Fares	IPEA	$357.15
Fares	IPEA	$329.42
Fares	IPEA	$312.81
Fares	IPEA	$240.37

Other Car Costs

$3,469

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,151.95
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,151.95
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,151.95
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$471

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$281.82
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$189.21

Telecommunications

$336

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$136.44
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$136.18
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$31.77
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$31.77

Related parliamentarians

Same party and chamber, ranked by expenses this quarter.