Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Josh Dolega

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$124,033+$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

208th / 280

-30% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$124,033

▲ 21% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 967% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($34,718)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% 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

Employee Travel

$34,718

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$34,717.91

Office Facilities

$33,874

—

IPEA

$33,874.20

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$20,121

Fares	IPEA	$1,565.28
Fares	IPEA	$1,220.52
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$946.57
Fares	IPEA	$908.96
Fares	IPEA	$892.91
Fares	IPEA	$611.35
Fares	IPEA	$604.08
Fares	IPEA	$581.15
Fares	IPEA	$580.84
Fares	IPEA	$562.34
Fares	IPEA	$532.73
Fares	IPEA	$529.33
Fares	IPEA	$498.80
Fares	IPEA	$473.18
Fares	IPEA	$429.46
Fares	IPEA	$419.20
Fares	IPEA	$419.20
Fares	IPEA	$412.72
Fares	IPEA	$412.72
Fares	IPEA	$401.85
Fares	IPEA	$401.85
Fares	IPEA	$398.20
Fares	IPEA	$397.99
Fares	IPEA	$384.82
Fares	IPEA	$384.82
Fares	IPEA	$384.32
Fares	IPEA	$384.32
Fares	IPEA	$338.82
Fares	IPEA	$329.29
Fares	IPEA	$301.61
Fares	IPEA	$267.28
Fares	IPEA	$265.32
Fares	IPEA	$259.30
Fares	IPEA	$205.32
Fares	IPEA	$205.32
Fares	IPEA	$82.24

Office Administration

$18,403

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,150.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,150.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,150.00
Publications	IPEA	$990.00
Publications	IPEA	$581.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$559.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$454.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$450.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$390.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$272.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$272.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$272.73
Publications	IPEA	$169.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$125.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$110.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$108.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$84.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$73.44
Publications	IPEA	$68.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$60.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$48.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$29.02
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$25.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.46
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.93
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.05
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.46
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.05
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$11.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$25.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$29.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$48.00

Travel Allowance

$11,641

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$4,186.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$874.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$818.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$433.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$433.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$433.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$433.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$167.00

Family or Nominee Travel

$2,682

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$425.79
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$394.12
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$384.82
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$329.29
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$315.56
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$315.55
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$311.57
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$205.32

Other Car Costs

$1,395

COMCAR	IPEA	$139.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$123.18
COMCAR	IPEA	$120.18
COMCAR	IPEA	$112.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$103.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$89.58
COMCAR	IPEA	$88.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,039

Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$167.55
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$166.27
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$160.91
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$136.18
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$136.18
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$136.18
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$136.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$160

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$136.93
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$22.94

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