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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Kate Chaney

Independent · CURTIN · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$228,192+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
73rd / 280
+29% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$228,192
▲ 17% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 68% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
17
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($77,164)
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

$77,164
Domestic TravelIPEA$77,163.79

Office Administration

$68,274
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,994.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,733.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,720.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,712.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,615.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,379.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,379.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,379.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,320.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,320.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,080.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,080.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$954.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$720.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$471.06
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$270.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$261.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$241.18
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$181.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$181.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$177.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$164.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$156.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$138.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$130.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$98.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$87.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$65.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$94.88

Office Facilities

$48,907
—IPEA$48,906.88

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$23,931
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,269.25
FaresIPEA$2,269.25
FaresIPEA$2,156.70
FaresIPEA$1,424.65
FaresIPEA$1,424.65
FaresIPEA$1,369.64
FaresIPEA$1,369.64
FaresIPEA$1,351.46
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,114.82
FaresIPEA$124.03
FaresIPEA$124.03

Travel Allowance

$5,474
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$4,161
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$783.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$783.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$783.42
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$112.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$109.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.04
COMCARIPEA$87.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.22
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.33
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$282
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$133.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$129.40
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$20.00

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