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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Jess Walsh

Australian Labor Party · VIC · Minister for Early Childhood Education

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$206,418+$120,797reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
103rd / 280
+17% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$206,418
▲ 9.3% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 16% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
28
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 ($95,326)
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)$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

$95,326
Domestic TravelIPEA$95,325.84

Office Facilities

$63,188
—IPEA$63,188.40

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$18,770
FaresIPEA$1,663.30
FaresIPEA$1,125.43
FaresIPEA$1,108.57
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.70
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$999.46
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$851.93
FaresIPEA$826.49
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$562.44
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$367.59
FaresIPEA$315.12

Travel Allowance

$14,845
Travel AllowanceIPEA$3,220.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$972.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Cancelled AccommodationIPEA$209.09
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$518.00

Other Car Costs

$9,015
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,025.92
COMCARIPEA$974.24
COMCARIPEA$672.92
COMCARIPEA$552.02
COMCARIPEA$542.10
COMCARIPEA$459.20
COMCARIPEA$327.27
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$114.00
COMCARIPEA$107.34
COMCARIPEA$98.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.76
COMCARIPEA$96.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.10
COMCARIPEA$94.02
COMCARIPEA$91.80
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$82.92
COMCARIPEA$76.26
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$39.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Office Administration

$4,969
PublicationsIPEA$1,290.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$235.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$149.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$149.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$106.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$105.44
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
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
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$69.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$62.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$49.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20

Telecommunications

$304
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09

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