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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Jamie Chaffey

National Party of Australia · PARKES · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$202,931+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
53rd / 258
+45% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$202,931
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($93,181)
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 Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (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

$93,181
—IPEA$93,180.52

Office Administration

$50,404
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19,250.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,900.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,875.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,071.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$803.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$770.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$610.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$585.49
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$348.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$331.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$326.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$205.00
PublicationsIPEA$204.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$180.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$151.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$138.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$97.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$86.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$84.98
PublicationsIPEA$63.64
PublicationsIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$53.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$81.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$89.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$115.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$125.97

Employee Travel

$20,771
Domestic TravelIPEA$20,770.89

Travel Allowance

$18,173
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,820.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$744.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$726.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$726.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$726.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$726.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$372.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$372.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$372.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00

Other Car Costs

$7,977
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,130.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,130.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,130.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$697.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$697.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$697.35
COMCARIPEA$188.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$148.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$145.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.43
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.39
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$133.49
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$131.08
COMCARIPEA$99.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.98
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$75.14
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$25.45
ParkingIPEA$25.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
ParkingIPEA-$25.45

International Travel

$6,704
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$6,382.33
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$260.11
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$61.21

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,088
FaresIPEA$849.68
FaresIPEA$636.29
FaresIPEA$531.64
FaresIPEA$512.15
FaresIPEA$506.12
FaresIPEA$470.48
FaresIPEA$392.72
FaresIPEA$382.26
FaresIPEA$375.60
FaresIPEA$242.99
FaresIPEA$188.08

Family Travel

$558
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$409.83
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$148.52

Telecommunications

$75
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.20
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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