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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Jess Teesdale

Australian Labor Party · BASS · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$229,401+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
72nd / 280
+30% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$229,401
▲ 142% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 2232% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
5
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($135,424)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). 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 (Apr–Jun 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

$135,424
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15,847.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,670.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,632.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10,588.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,775.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,970.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,810.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,570.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,090.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,965.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,035.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,909.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,616.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,004.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,995.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,776.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,672.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,564.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$945.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$750.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$710.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$704.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$607.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$607.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$607.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$507.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$452.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$430.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$362.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$355.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$340.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$340.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$340.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$325.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$323.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$314.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$296.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$289.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$271.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$265.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$233.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$231.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$222.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$210.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$204.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$202.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$177.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$107.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$95.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$77.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$75.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$75.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$8.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$8.93
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$22.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$50.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$97.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$97.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$97.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$102.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$452.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$607.27

Office Facilities

$48,042
—IPEA$48,041.91

Employee Travel

$23,075
Domestic TravelIPEA$23,075.49

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$8,530
FaresIPEA$699.94
FaresIPEA$668.12
FaresIPEA$668.12
FaresIPEA$668.11
FaresIPEA$593.77
FaresIPEA$593.77
FaresIPEA$556.30
FaresIPEA$502.17
FaresIPEA$488.92
FaresIPEA$488.92
FaresIPEA$418.85
FaresIPEA$413.74
FaresIPEA$405.44
FaresIPEA$396.53
FaresIPEA$323.95
FaresIPEA$285.69
FaresIPEA$222.93
FaresIPEA$212.35
FaresIPEA$189.04
FaresIPEA$162.89
FaresIPEA$149.16
FaresIPEA$115.05
FaresIPEA$3.03
FaresIPEA$3.03
FaresIPEA-$699.94

Travel Allowance

$7,950
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$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Other Car Costs

$4,941
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,259.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,259.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,259.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$244.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$221.43
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$204.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$195.82
COMCARIPEA$130.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.54
COMCARIPEA$66.60
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

Family or Nominee Travel

$776
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$776.05

Telecommunications

$436
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$145.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$145.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$145.27

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$227
Electorate DutiesIPEA$227.27

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