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House · Jan-Mar 2026

John Howard

Liberal Party of Australia

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$91,005+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
211th / 258
-35% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$91,005
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($75,390)
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 Facilities

$75,390
—IPEA$75,390.45

Other Car Costs

$9,563
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,290.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,290.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,290.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,217.78
COMCARIPEA$754.51
COMCARIPEA$368.66
COMCARIPEA$157.62
COMCARIPEA$142.72
COMCARIPEA$111.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$92.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.94
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$72.23
COMCARIPEA$70.20
COMCARIPEA$70.20
COMCARIPEA$70.20
COMCARIPEA$70.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.41
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$66.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$65.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$65.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$65.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$64.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.07
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$60.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$60.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.59
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$57.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$56.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$54.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$53.08
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$51.13
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$49.13
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.19
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$43.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$38.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Office Administration

$3,222
Additional Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$136.36
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$110.30
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$94.55
PublicationsIPEA$92.50
PublicationsIPEA$89.09
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$87.27
PublicationsIPEA$80.00
PublicationsIPEA$80.00
PublicationsIPEA$80.00
PublicationsIPEA$75.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.30
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$72.74
PublicationsIPEA$72.73
PublicationsIPEA$72.73
PublicationsIPEA$66.17
PublicationsIPEA$65.45
PublicationsIPEA$65.45
PublicationsIPEA$61.45
PublicationsIPEA$60.00
PublicationsIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$58.53
PublicationsIPEA$56.73
PublicationsIPEA$54.51
PublicationsIPEA$53.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.14
PublicationsIPEA$50.91
PublicationsIPEA$49.09
PublicationsIPEA$41.36
PublicationsIPEA$40.88
PublicationsIPEA$38.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.57
PublicationsIPEA$25.44
PublicationsIPEA$20.00
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
PublicationsIPEA$16.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
PublicationsIPEA$9.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Additional Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$3.41

Family Travel

$888
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$887.71

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$888
FaresIPEA$887.71

Employee Travel

$550
Domestic TravelIPEA$550.17

Telecommunications

$504
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.48
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77

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