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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Glenn Sterle

Australian Labor Party · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$169,933+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
148th / 280
-4% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$169,933
▲ 2.7% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 11% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($56,809)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). 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 (Apr–Jun 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

$56,809
Domestic TravelIPEA$56,808.94

Office Facilities

$46,415
—IPEA$46,415.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$23,921
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,001.75
FaresIPEA$1,689.05
FaresIPEA$1,392.66
FaresIPEA$1,392.66
FaresIPEA$1,341.50
FaresIPEA$1,133.90
FaresIPEA$1,085.99
FaresIPEA$980.14
FaresIPEA$978.51
FaresIPEA$878.14
FaresIPEA$772.96
FaresIPEA$772.96
FaresIPEA$692.76
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$572.71
FaresIPEA$426.48
FaresIPEA$291.41
FaresIPEA$273.33
FaresIPEA$253.20

Office Administration

$14,641
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,476.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,672.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$825.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$798.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$778.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$769.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$758.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$276.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$184.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$175.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$165.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$162.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$80.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$14.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$36.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$66.89

Travel Allowance

$12,584
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,708.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,272.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$848.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$427.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$424.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$156.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00

Other Car Costs

$10,997
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,243.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,784.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,784.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$256.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$215.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$204.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$201.48
COMCARIPEA$182.21
COMCARIPEA$181.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$162.61
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$131.17
COMCARIPEA$123.80
COMCARIPEA$111.00
COMCARIPEA$108.78
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$99.90
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$85.44
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$3,987
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$1,075.75
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$797.87
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$508.38
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$428.87
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$291.10
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$282.01
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$235.06
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$212.75
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$146.11
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$141.00
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$73.56
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$68.89
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$16.73
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$291.10

Telecommunications

$580
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$62.07

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