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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Emma Comer

Australian Labor Party · PETRIE · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$145,755+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
114th / 258
+4% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$145,755
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($78,145)
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 Administration

$78,145
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22,641.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12,389.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,357.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,035.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,321.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,321.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,052.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$788.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$768.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$745.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$714.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$456.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$373.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$371.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$365.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.77
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$327.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$261.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$242.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$227.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$178.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$178.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$146.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.07
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12

Office Facilities

$34,284
—IPEA$34,283.53

Employee Travel

$14,014
Domestic TravelIPEA$14,013.64

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$7,070
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$807.39
FaresIPEA$669.25
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$372.20
FaresIPEA$337.58
FaresIPEA$321.20

Travel Allowance

$5,796
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$5,635
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,287.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,287.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,287.99
COMCARIPEA$158.20
COMCARIPEA$150.45
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.61
COMCARIPEA$112.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.33
COMCARIPEA$101.61
COMCARIPEA$98.39
COMCARIPEA$71.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$545
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18

Family Travel

$267
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$266.93

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