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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Jess Walsh

Australian Labor Party · VIC · Minister for Early Childhood Education

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$188,847+$120,797reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
70th / 258
+35% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$188,847
Quarters on record
27
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$106,629
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$14,169
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Minister for Early Childhood EducationLargest category: Employee Travel ($102,853)
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)$120,797
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$33,589
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$14,169
Total remuneration & super$120,797
Note: Auto-applied Minister for Early Childhood Education (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

$102,853
Domestic TravelIPEA$102,852.53

Office Facilities

$57,036
—IPEA$57,035.63

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$19,039
FaresIPEA$2,183.87
FaresIPEA$2,183.87
FaresIPEA$1,377.45
FaresIPEA$1,252.95
FaresIPEA$1,067.33
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$637.96
FaresIPEA$583.27
FaresIPEA$462.17
FaresIPEA$461.83
FaresIPEA$291.41
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$225.41

Other Car Costs

$7,778
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
COMCARIPEA$385.54
COMCARIPEA$375.12
COMCARIPEA$241.98
COMCARIPEA$162.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$131.76
COMCARIPEA$125.40
COMCARIPEA$120.66
COMCARIPEA$111.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.60
COMCARIPEA$100.68
COMCARIPEA$98.46
COMCARIPEA$94.02
COMCARIPEA$93.24
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$78.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$73.66
COMCARIPEA$72.12
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Office Administration

$1,514
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$175.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$124.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$115.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$46.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$42.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$35.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$1.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$7.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$175.00

Telecommunications

$628
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$164.53
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$158.85
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.29
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.29

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