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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Kate Chaney

Independent · CURTIN · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$195,293+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
60th / 258
+39% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$195,293
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($82,025)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. 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 (Jan-Mar 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

$82,025
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19,078.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,850.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,546.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,359.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,007.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,940.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,925.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,697.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,615.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,615.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,504.98
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$1,274.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,274.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,240.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,142.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$907.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$884.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$761.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$635.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$590.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$463.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$423.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$276.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$276.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$244.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$153.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$147.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$143.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$143.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$138.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$124.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$118.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$95.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$89.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$80.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$37.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$59.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$94.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$203.88

Office Facilities

$43,997
—IPEA$43,997.09

Employee Travel

$38,238
Domestic TravelIPEA$38,237.50

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$13,766
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$1,312.42

Family Travel

$7,422
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$2,384.28
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,398.17
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,297.86
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,260.95
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$868.76
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$211.72

Travel Allowance

$5,796
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$3,733
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$91.02
COMCARIPEA$77.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$73.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.30
COMCARIPEA$68.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$68.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.12
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$316
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$118.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$98.30
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$69.70
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00

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