Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Larissa Waters

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$366,199+$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

20th / 280

+107% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$366,199

▲ 19% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 151% 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: Employee Travel ($218,876)

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

Employee Travel

$218,876

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$218,876.45

Office Facilities

$80,242

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IPEA

$80,242.11

Office Administration

$39,981

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$12,500.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5,788.32
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,029.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,657.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,507.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,290.22
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$846.36
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$827.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$795.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$737.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$668.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$501.66
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$377.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$355.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$297.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$286.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$259.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$254.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$227.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$227.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$227.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$227.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$225.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$223.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$181.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$181.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$169.49
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$167.22
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$156.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$149.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$149.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$136.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$134.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$130.91
Publications	IPEA	$108.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$93.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$85.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$85.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$81.36
Publications	IPEA	$79.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$70.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$62.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$58.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$56.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$47.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$45.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$41.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$40.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$36.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$34.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.04
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$30.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$30.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$30.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$24.83
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$24.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$23.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.38
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$11.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.30
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$0.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$0.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$6.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$8.36

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$16,562

Fares	IPEA	$1,491.94
Fares	IPEA	$1,491.94
Fares	IPEA	$1,251.47
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,217.04
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,065.54
Fares	IPEA	$999.07
Fares	IPEA	$844.62
Fares	IPEA	$824.64
Fares	IPEA	$824.64
Fares	IPEA	$750.86
Fares	IPEA	$750.86
Fares	IPEA	$749.35
Fares	IPEA	$697.36
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$590.03
Fares	IPEA	$528.93
Fares	IPEA	$487.40
Fares	IPEA	$467.05
Fares	IPEA	$467.05
Fares	IPEA	$397.64
Fares	IPEA	$354.59
Fares	IPEA	$354.59
Fares	IPEA	$279.94
Fares	IPEA	$232.95
Fares	IPEA	-$232.95
Fares	IPEA	-$354.59
Fares	IPEA	-$528.93
Fares	IPEA	-$590.03
Fares	IPEA	-$749.35
Fares	IPEA	-$824.64
Fares	IPEA	-$824.64
Fares	IPEA	-$844.62
Fares	IPEA	-$1,065.54
Fares	IPEA	-$1,251.47

Travel Allowance

$8,384

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,458.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$486.00

Other Car Costs

$1,333

COMCAR	IPEA	$415.31
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$370.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$198.29
COMCAR	IPEA	$193.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$155.15
COMCAR	IPEA	$146.27
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$141.83
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$130.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$126.54
COMCAR	IPEA	$124.07
COMCAR	IPEA	$116.52
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$112.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$106.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$100.16
COMCAR	IPEA	$99.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$95.72
COMCAR	IPEA	$92.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$84.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Parking	IPEA	$46.36
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	-$309.14
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	-$461.84
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	-$2,442.73

Telecommunications

$821

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$157.55
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$157.55
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36

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