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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Jerome Laxale

Australian Labor Party · BENNELONG · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$188,923+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
69th / 258
+35% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$188,923
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: Office Administration ($85,102)
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 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 Administration

$85,102
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19,836.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,201.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,636.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,266.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,819.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,731.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,432.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,166.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,166.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,166.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,166.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,052.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,000.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$599.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$550.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$535.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$367.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$295.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$269.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$184.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$162.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$145.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$128.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.23
PublicationsIPEA$73.86
PublicationsIPEA$73.86
PublicationsIPEA$73.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.23
PublicationsIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$41.16

Office Facilities

$71,228
—IPEA$71,228.18

Employee Travel

$11,662
Domestic TravelIPEA$11,662.01

Other Car Costs

$9,583
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,056.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,056.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,056.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,000.00
COMCARIPEA$885.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$177.27
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$120.96
COMCARIPEA$119.88
COMCARIPEA$106.86
COMCARIPEA$103.64
COMCARIPEA$84.00
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.19
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$17.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.72
ParkingIPEA$13.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$10.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$10.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.70
ParkingIPEA$7.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
ParkingIPEA$3.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.08
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$15.00

Travel Allowance

$7,084
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$3,415
FaresIPEA$864.27
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$457.98
FaresIPEA$214.87

Telecommunications

$597
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$159.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$159.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$159.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$120.00

Family Travel

$252
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$252.07

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