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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

James McGrath

Liberal Party of Australia · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$179,500+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
82nd / 258
+28% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$179,500
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($71,864)
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 Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities (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

$71,864
Domestic TravelIPEA$71,864.08

Office Facilities

$50,374
—IPEA$50,374.01

Other Car Costs

$21,852
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,080.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,080.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,080.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$891.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$891.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$891.86
COMCARIPEA$592.74
COMCARIPEA$250.22
ParkingIPEA$248.18
ParkingIPEA$177.27
ParkingIPEA$177.27
ParkingIPEA$177.27
ParkingIPEA$165.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$158.67
ParkingIPEA$154.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$146.05
COMCARIPEA$145.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$141.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.52
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$135.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$133.31
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$131.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$128.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.90
COMCARIPEA$123.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.52
COMCARIPEA$115.08
COMCARIPEA$113.52
COMCARIPEA$111.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.46
COMCARIPEA$111.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$99.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$99.22
ParkingIPEA$90.00
ParkingIPEA$90.00
COMCARIPEA$85.07
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.63
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$37.09
ParkingIPEA$37.09
ParkingIPEA$37.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.87
ParkingIPEA$31.82
ParkingIPEA$31.82
ParkingIPEA$27.82
ParkingIPEA$18.55
ParkingIPEA$18.55
ParkingIPEA$18.55
ParkingIPEA$18.55
ParkingIPEA$18.18
ParkingIPEA$18.18
ParkingIPEA$14.87
ParkingIPEA$12.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
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
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$14,471
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,091.59
FaresIPEA$1,082.84
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$856.22
FaresIPEA$807.39
FaresIPEA$671.89
FaresIPEA$542.19
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$435.32
FaresIPEA$435.32
FaresIPEA$432.10
FaresIPEA$396.38
FaresIPEA$396.38
FaresIPEA$343.97
FaresIPEA$246.51
FaresIPEA$239.68
FaresIPEA$214.87

Travel Allowance

$9,309
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$377.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00

Office Administration

$7,658
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,029.55
PublicationsIPEA$949.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$842.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$807.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$693.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$657.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$631.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$479.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$152.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$67.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.14
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.82
PublicationsIPEA$28.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.21
PublicationsIPEA$21.04
PublicationsIPEA$20.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.80
PublicationsIPEA$20.77
PublicationsIPEA$20.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.68
PublicationsIPEA$20.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19.72
PublicationsIPEA$19.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.02
PublicationsIPEA$0.61
PublicationsIPEA$0.61
PublicationsIPEA$0.60
PublicationsIPEA$0.60
PublicationsIPEA$0.58
PublicationsIPEA$0.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$35.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$48.62

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$2,778
Electorate DutiesIPEA$1,604.03
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$488.64
Party Political DutiesIPEA$150.44
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$139.51
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$129.58
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$127.37
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$102.11
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$36.75

Telecommunications

$1,194
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$165.12
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$163.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$162.98
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$162.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$156.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$156.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$156.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$71.82

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