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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Josh Burns

Australian Labor Party · MACNAMARA · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$216,178+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
91st / 280
+22% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$216,178
▲ 84% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 20% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($84,749)
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

$84,749
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16,391.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13,202.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,454.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,340.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,954.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,257.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,052.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,725.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,650.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,285.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,181.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,155.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$764.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$535.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$510.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$409.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$380.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$310.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$272.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$221.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$217.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1,650.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$2,257.90

Office Facilities

$64,680
—IPEA$64,680.08

Employee Travel

$47,608
Domestic TravelIPEA$47,607.62

Other Car Costs

$7,503
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,226.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,226.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,226.28
COMCARIPEA$891.00
COMCARIPEA$541.44
COMCARIPEA$296.04
COMCARIPEA$295.26
COMCARIPEA$289.38
COMCARIPEA$281.94
COMCARIPEA$276.06
COMCARIPEA$266.40
ParkingIPEA$144.55
ParkingIPEA$135.45
COMCARIPEA$115.08
ParkingIPEA$76.36
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$21.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$10.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$7,139
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$397.64
FaresIPEA$377.95
FaresIPEA$377.95
FaresIPEA$269.59
FaresIPEA$240.53

Travel Allowance

$3,864
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$381
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$380.70

Telecommunications

$254
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09

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