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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Dorinda Cox

Australian Labor Party · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$134,352+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
142nd / 258
-4% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$134,352
Quarters on record
19
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($41,177)
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 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

$41,177
—IPEA$41,177.29

Employee Travel

$38,147
Domestic TravelIPEA$38,147.26

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$27,363
FaresIPEA$2,700.26
FaresIPEA$2,580.14
FaresIPEA$2,421.93
FaresIPEA$2,383.67
FaresIPEA$2,362.60
FaresIPEA$2,356.93
FaresIPEA$2,022.39
FaresIPEA$2,013.64
FaresIPEA$1,429.19
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$888.57
FaresIPEA$869.26
FaresIPEA$869.26
FaresIPEA$669.74
FaresIPEA$614.22
FaresIPEA$614.22
FaresIPEA$533.12
FaresIPEA$315.07
FaresIPEA$211.76
FaresIPEA$186.20

International Travel

$8,061
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$6,875.14
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$522.72
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$400.13
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$240.92
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$22.58

Office Administration

$7,419
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$891.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$561.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$415.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$347.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$195.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$195.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$195.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$181.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$170.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$161.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$154.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$154.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$154.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$144.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$144.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$141.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$72.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$7.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$144.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$149.99

Travel Allowance

$6,269
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$473.00

Other Car Costs

$5,720
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,213.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,213.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,213.76
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.30
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$15.66
ParkingIPEA$11.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50

Telecommunications

$196
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$120.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.57
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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