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Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate$208,660+$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
101st / 280
+18% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$208,660
▲ 80% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 18% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($60,481)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
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Remuneration breakdown
Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 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 Shadow Cabinet Minister (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
$60,481| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $60,481.41 |
Office Facilities
$46,730| — | IPEA | $46,729.85 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$33,089| Fares | IPEA | $1,775.15 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,760.68 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,755.96 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,625.92 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,622.38 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,575.84 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,572.25 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,447.81 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,377.45 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,283.58 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,245.45 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,164.30 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,122.17 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,122.17 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,090.00 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,078.50 |
| Fares | IPEA | $956.42 |
| Fares | IPEA | $919.64 |
| Fares | IPEA | $872.33 |
| Fares | IPEA | $786.46 |
| Fares | IPEA | $786.46 |
| Fares | IPEA | $703.56 |
| Fares | IPEA | $681.63 |
| Fares | IPEA | $662.99 |
| Fares | IPEA | $641.46 |
| Fares | IPEA | $569.98 |
| Fares | IPEA | $550.39 |
| Fares | IPEA | $493.87 |
| Fares | IPEA | $323.46 |
| Fares | IPEA | $310.44 |
| Fares | IPEA | $233.45 |
| Fares | IPEA | $220.85 |
| Fares | IPEA | $219.37 |
| Fares | IPEA | $189.88 |
| Fares | IPEA | $168.80 |
| Fares | IPEA | $148.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $29.02 |
Office Administration
$25,031| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $15,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $4,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $2,500.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $2,500.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $114.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.28 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.12 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.06 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.01 |
Other Car Costs
$16,759| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3,113.87 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3,113.87 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3,113.87 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $813.88 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $813.88 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $799.52 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $690.17 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $552.13 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $389.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $349.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $327.48 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $325.37 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $309.71 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $199.25 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $185.25 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $179.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $177.77 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $161.38 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $156.71 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $139.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $131.40 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $109.42 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $100.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $78.41 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $69.90 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
Travel Allowance
$13,029| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,732.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $894.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $866.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $499.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $459.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $459.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $414.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $242.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $242.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $138.00 |
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,301| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,610.67 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,427.69 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,377.92 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,237.57 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $761.78 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $761.77 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $576.72 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $563.36 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $563.36 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $439.94 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $322.09 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $270.60 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $151.46 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $145.63 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $45.45 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $45.45 |
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,877| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $1,110.56 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $540.90 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $459.27 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $432.17 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $295.02 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $38.81 |
Telecommunications
$363| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $161.18 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $161.18 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $40.90 |
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