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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Katy Gallagher

Australian Labor Party · ACT · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$109,035+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
218th / 280
-38% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$109,035
▲ 9.4% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 62% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Office Facilities ($51,924)
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)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$15,518
Total remuneration & super$130,909
Note: Auto-applied Cabinet Minister (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 Facilities

$51,924
—IPEA$51,924.34

Employee Travel

$30,310
Domestic TravelIPEA$30,309.78

Office Administration

$16,344
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,258.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$825.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$778.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$689.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$336.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$105.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$48.46
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$26.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$0.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$24.10

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$4,203
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$543.12
FaresIPEA$412.72

Other Car Costs

$3,528
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,327.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,327.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,327.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$505.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$406.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$370.50
COMCARIPEA$259.74
COMCARIPEA$185.00
COMCARIPEA$166.58
COMCARIPEA$147.30
COMCARIPEA$119.88
COMCARIPEA$115.86
COMCARIPEA$101.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$99.75
COMCARIPEA$99.54
ParkingIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$66.36
ParkingIPEA$59.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$56.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$47.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$32.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$28.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$24.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.43
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,090.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,245.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$1,439.82

Travel Allowance

$2,472
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,036.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,036.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$1,036.00

Telecommunications

$254
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.01
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.01

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