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House · Apr–Jun 2026

John Howard

Liberal Party of Australia

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$95,473+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
226th / 280
-46% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$95,473
▲ 4.9% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 3.5% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($75,603)
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 Facilities

$75,603
—IPEA$75,602.50

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,213
FaresIPEA$1,208.03
FaresIPEA$1,208.03
FaresIPEA$1,115.04
FaresIPEA$1,115.04
FaresIPEA$1,092.50
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$671.53
FaresIPEA$671.53

Other Car Costs

$3,994
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,290.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$854.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$773.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$773.47
COMCARIPEA$624.54
COMCARIPEA$454.88
COMCARIPEA$412.92
COMCARIPEA$309.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$117.19
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.95
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$109.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$100.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$98.31
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.38
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$73.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$72.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$64.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$60.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$517.33

Office Administration

$2,569
Additional Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$138.00
PublicationsIPEA$124.18
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$92.73
PublicationsIPEA$92.73
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$81.82
PublicationsIPEA$80.36
PublicationsIPEA$80.36
PublicationsIPEA$80.36
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$69.55
PublicationsIPEA$69.55
PublicationsIPEA$69.55
PublicationsIPEA$68.14
PublicationsIPEA$54.51
PublicationsIPEA$54.51
PublicationsIPEA$54.09
PublicationsIPEA$54.09
PublicationsIPEA$54.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.53
Additional Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.70
PublicationsIPEA$22.73
PublicationsIPEA$22.73
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.18
PublicationsIPEA$4.55
PublicationsIPEA$4.55
PublicationsIPEA$4.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Additional Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$3.41

Employee Travel

$2,270
Domestic TravelIPEA$2,270.25

Family or Nominee Travel

$1,093
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,092.50

Telecommunications

$731
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$135.71
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77

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