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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Fatima Payman

Independent · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$107,146+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
186th / 258
-24% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$107,146
Quarters on record
15
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($37,968)
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

$37,968
Domestic TravelIPEA$37,968.02

Office Facilities

$29,216
IPEA$29,215.53

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$18,414
FaresIPEA$2,603.39
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,383.67
FaresIPEA$1,943.54
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$872.21
FaresIPEA$317.63

Other Car Costs

$5,370
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,345.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,345.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,345.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$127.59
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$127.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$126.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$124.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$124.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$124.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$113.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$112.23

Travel Allowance

$5,152
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Family Travel

$4,725
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$2,362.60
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$2,362.60

Office Administration

$4,066
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$550.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$179.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$179.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$179.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$179.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$179.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$70.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.17

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,364
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$924.17
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$439.43

Telecommunications

$873
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$66.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$55.16
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$50.82
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.42
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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