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House · Jan-Mar 2026
Helen Haines
Independent · INDI · VIC
Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate$149,157+$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
109th / 258
+6% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$149,157
Quarters on record
28
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($61,998)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
Remuneration breakdown
Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 2026)$82,036
| Base salary | Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4) | $58,415 |
| Electorate allowance | Electorate office and operations | $9,750 |
| Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu) | Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement | $4,875 |
| Superannuation | 15.4% 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
$61,998| — | IPEA | $61,998.06 |
Office Administration
$54,108| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $4,980.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $3,305.60 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,980.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,909.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,851.72 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,818.18 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,818.18 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,786.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,697.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,665.95 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,609.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,404.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,309.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,282.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,282.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,245.45 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,245.45 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,236.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,003.32 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $970.32 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $893.20 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $818.18 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $807.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $780.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $702.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $702.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $550.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $500.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $475.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $412.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $400.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $400.00 |
| Publications | IPEA | $321.68 |
| Publications | IPEA | $305.73 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $301.82 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $300.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $290.90 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $290.90 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $290.90 |
| Publications | IPEA | $279.68 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $265.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $265.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $245.15 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $234.09 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $234.09 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $234.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $222.94 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $213.15 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $211.27 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $204.55 |
| Publications | IPEA | $204.55 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $186.42 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $140.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $140.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $140.00 |
| Publications | IPEA | $139.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $133.24 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $131.82 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $129.62 |
| Publications | IPEA | $86.36 |
| Publications | IPEA | $86.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $75.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $75.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $70.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $67.11 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $65.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $58.31 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $57.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $57.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $57.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $56.91 |
| Publications | IPEA | $55.45 |
| Publications | IPEA | $52.55 |
| Publications | IPEA | $48.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $47.78 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $47.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $45.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.72 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $25.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $25.40 |
| Publications | IPEA | $23.63 |
| Publications | IPEA | $23.63 |
| Publications | IPEA | $23.63 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $22.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.96 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.86 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.68 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.60 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.82 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.80 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.70 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.46 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.39 |
| Publications | IPEA | $7.27 |
| Publications | IPEA | $7.27 |
| Publications | IPEA | $7.27 |
| Publications | IPEA | $7.27 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.96 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.07 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.23 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.76 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.48 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.32 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.64 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.56 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.43 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.19 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.12 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.02 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | -$45.45 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | -$45.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$108.02 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$111.04 |
Employee Travel
$24,103| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $24,103.00 |
Other Car Costs
$6,080| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,689.35 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,689.35 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,689.35 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $93.24 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $75.75 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $73.58 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $69.07 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $68.37 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $66.39 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $64.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $63.48 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $61.35 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $58.58 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $52.11 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $48.05 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $47.13 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $46.52 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $45.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $45.13 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $30.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.69 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.46 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
Telecommunications
$1,236| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $141.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $141.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $141.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $141.64 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $126.36 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $126.36 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $126.36 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $72.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $72.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $72.64 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $72.64 |
Travel Allowance
$966| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$666| Fares | IPEA | $665.70 |
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