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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Ellie Whiteaker

Australian Labor Party · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$138,110+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
136th / 258
-2% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$138,110
Quarters on record
3
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($43,658)
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

Employee Travel

$43,658
Domestic TravelIPEA$43,657.92

Office Facilities

$27,465
—IPEA$27,464.83

Office Administration

$22,961
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14,598.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,520.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,453.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,071.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$436.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$427.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$287.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$285.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$239.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$153.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$139.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$104.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$103.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$97.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$96.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$90.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$90.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$82.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$28.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$44.38

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$20,152
FaresIPEA$2,840.34
FaresIPEA$2,356.93
FaresIPEA$1,383.82
FaresIPEA$1,341.00
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$1,269.99
FaresIPEA$1,167.16
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$625.91
FaresIPEA$601.25
FaresIPEA$533.12
FaresIPEA$326.45
FaresIPEA$257.14

Travel Allowance

$9,771
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00

Other Car Costs

$7,976
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,526.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,526.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,526.52
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$130.98
COMCARIPEA$126.54
COMCARIPEA$111.00
COMCARIPEA$106.56
COMCARIPEA$104.34
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$99.90
COMCARIPEA$97.68
COMCARIPEA$96.54
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$70.80
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Family Travel

$4,524
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$2,261.77
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,828.58
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$433.19

Telecommunications

$978
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.95
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.61
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$626
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$626.22

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