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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

James Paterson

Liberal Party of Australia · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$128,951+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
155th / 258
-8% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$128,951
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 ($51,913)
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 Defence (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

$51,913
Domestic TravelIPEA$51,913.22

Office Facilities

$32,481
—IPEA$32,481.48

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$13,181
FaresIPEA$1,600.67
FaresIPEA$1,252.95
FaresIPEA$1,218.62
FaresIPEA$887.71
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$583.27
FaresIPEA$583.27
FaresIPEA$542.19
FaresIPEA$394.12
FaresIPEA$394.12

Other Car Costs

$11,502
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,149.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,149.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,149.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,077.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,077.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,077.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$378.87
COMCARIPEA$168.36
COMCARIPEA$167.45
COMCARIPEA$163.92
COMCARIPEA$163.66
COMCARIPEA$155.40
COMCARIPEA$148.00
COMCARIPEA$145.25
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$131.93
COMCARIPEA$131.93
COMCARIPEA$112.08
COMCARIPEA$111.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.90
COMCARIPEA$108.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$107.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$105.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.68
COMCARIPEA$97.84
COMCARIPEA$89.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$73.10
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$71.90
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$28.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.00
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
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Office Administration

$9,949
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,500.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,667.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$647.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$618.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$608.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$561.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$439.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$267.96
PublicationsIPEA$236.36
PublicationsIPEA$176.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$142.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$125.00
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.43
PublicationsIPEA$65.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$58.43
PublicationsIPEA$54.55
PublicationsIPEA$45.45
PublicationsIPEA$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36

Travel Allowance

$8,944
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00

Telecommunications

$980
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$159.13
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$158.85
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$158.67
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$158.11
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$86.35

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