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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Dean Smith

Liberal Party of Australia · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$141,869+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
128th / 258
+1% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$141,869
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Scheduled Commercial Transport ($35,341)
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)$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 to the Shadow Treasurer (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

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$35,341
FaresIPEA$2,840.34
FaresIPEA$2,828.64
FaresIPEA$2,828.64
FaresIPEA$2,580.14
FaresIPEA$2,475.77
FaresIPEA$2,472.49
FaresIPEA$2,471.89
FaresIPEA$2,371.35
FaresIPEA$2,353.21
FaresIPEA$1,828.58
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,017.00
FaresIPEA$988.40
FaresIPEA$917.01
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$791.83
FaresIPEA$599.91
FaresIPEA$559.52
FaresIPEA$559.52
FaresIPEA$538.82
FaresIPEA$432.59
FaresIPEA$414.27
FaresIPEA$409.41
FaresIPEA$409.41
FaresIPEA$315.07
FaresIPEA$298.69
FaresIPEA$162.25

Office Administration

$30,251
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,279.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,688.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,160.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,940.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,818.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,682.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,460.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,116.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
PublicationsIPEA$572.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$445.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$234.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$94.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45

Office Facilities

$22,493
—IPEA$22,492.97

Employee Travel

$15,691
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,691.21

International Travel

$14,928
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$14,928.00

Travel Allowance

$12,174
Travel AllowanceIPEA$3,864.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$490.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$437.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$10,596
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,134.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,134.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,134.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$884.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$884.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$884.99
COMCARIPEA$610.82
COMCARIPEA$148.74
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$110.64
COMCARIPEA$106.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$98.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.03
COMCARIPEA$95.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.39
COMCARIPEA$93.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.92
COMCARIPEA$89.88
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$75.48
COMCARIPEA$75.24
COMCARIPEA$73.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$70.78
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$68.11
COMCARIPEA$68.11
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$395
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$102.21
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$87.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$69.78
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.39
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$0
Electorate DutiesIPEA$70.28
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$70.28

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