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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Karen Grogan

Australian Labor Party · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$125,925+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
203rd / 280
-29% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$125,925
▲ 24% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 19% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
20
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($37,776)
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

Employee Travel

$37,776
Domestic TravelIPEA$37,776.35

Office Administration

$29,306
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,617.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,373.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,001.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,560.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,227.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$623.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$623.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$623.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$598.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$530.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$468.36
PublicationsIPEA$440.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$410.62
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$353.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$333.72
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$308.92
PublicationsIPEA$220.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$184.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$160.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$142.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$104.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$97.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$97.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$34.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$28.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$28.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$28.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.70
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$18.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$154.64

Office Facilities

$28,208
—IPEA$28,207.69

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,183
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$993.05
FaresIPEA$993.05
FaresIPEA$838.32
FaresIPEA$838.32
FaresIPEA$838.32
FaresIPEA$833.62
FaresIPEA$829.23
FaresIPEA$800.01
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$500.74
FaresIPEA$462.17
FaresIPEA$452.56
FaresIPEA$295.60
FaresIPEA$295.33
FaresIPEA$277.00
FaresIPEA$234.98

Travel Allowance

$12,552
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$738.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00

Other Car Costs

$1,827
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$881.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$881.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$370.50
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$125.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.00
COMCARIPEA$109.56
COMCARIPEA$91.80
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$82.92
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,474.38
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,675.45

Telecommunications

$1,009
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$64
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$63.69

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