House · Apr–Jun 2026

Kara Cook

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$141,166+$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

184th / 280

-20% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$141,166

▲ 0.4% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 479% 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: Office Administration ($47,200)

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

Office Administration

$47,200

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$11,224.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8,100.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,745.62
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,089.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2,363.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,786.40
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,250.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,250.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,194.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,194.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,008.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$915.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$906.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$906.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$900.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Publications	IPEA	$660.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$632.36
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$393.90
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$380.43
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$377.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$363.64
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$333.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$305.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$216.72
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$186.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$181.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$143.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$125.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$96.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$94.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$93.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$86.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$75.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$47.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$37.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$37.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$36.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.89
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$53.59

Office Facilities

$37,228

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IPEA

$37,227.68

Employee Travel

$24,639

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$24,639.45

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,301

Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$845.73
Fares	IPEA	$816.14
Fares	IPEA	$816.14

Family or Nominee Travel

$7,355

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$816.14
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$305.43
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$305.43
COMCAR	IPEA	$77.45
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.30
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60

Travel Allowance

$6,118

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00

Other Car Costs

$5,670

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,314.48
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,314.48
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,314.48
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.97
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.90
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$136.58
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$116.31
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$113.34
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$101.58
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$98.67
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$93.43
COMCAR	IPEA	$91.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$90.77
COMCAR	IPEA	$88.55
COMCAR	IPEA	$88.55
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.30
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.30
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$17.27

Telecommunications

$655

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$143.12
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$141.21
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$88.18
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$88.18
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$88.18
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$55.90
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$25.00
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$25.00

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