Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Leah Blyth

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$155,166+$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

165th / 280

-12% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$155,166

▲ 34% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 48% 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: Office Facilities ($40,570)

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 Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Infrastructure (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

$40,570

—

IPEA

$40,570.35

Employee Travel

$40,245

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$40,244.65

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$30,380

Fares	IPEA	$2,183.87
Fares	IPEA	$1,908.56
Fares	IPEA	$1,908.56
Fares	IPEA	$1,335.54
Fares	IPEA	$1,335.54
Fares	IPEA	$1,335.54
Fares	IPEA	$1,286.84
Fares	IPEA	$1,286.84
Fares	IPEA	$1,286.84
Fares	IPEA	$1,208.03
Fares	IPEA	$1,065.82
Fares	IPEA	$993.05
Fares	IPEA	$993.05
Fares	IPEA	$993.05
Fares	IPEA	$977.73
Fares	IPEA	$977.73
Fares	IPEA	$960.99
Fares	IPEA	$957.52
Fares	IPEA	$943.74
Fares	IPEA	$909.07
Fares	IPEA	$829.23
Fares	IPEA	$829.23
Fares	IPEA	$693.54
Fares	IPEA	$615.58
Fares	IPEA	$615.58
Fares	IPEA	$615.58
Fares	IPEA	$575.58
Fares	IPEA	$462.17
Fares	IPEA	$295.33

Office Administration

$18,665

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$12,085.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$706.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$435.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$375.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$359.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$359.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$293.25
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$231.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$218.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$209.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$178.64
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$159.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$140.23
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$125.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$122.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$108.58
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$105.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$103.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$81.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$70.28
Publications	IPEA	$68.18
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$59.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$54.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$52.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$51.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.41
Publications	IPEA	$45.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$43.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$42.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$35.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.76
Publications	IPEA	$23.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$19.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.57
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.22
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.30
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.37
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$9.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$37.01

Travel Allowance

$8,295

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$990.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$495.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$433.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$363.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$363.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$363.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$322.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$322.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	-$363.00

Other Car Costs

$6,432

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$964.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$964.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$297.52
COMCAR	IPEA	$253.38
COMCAR	IPEA	$210.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$126.69
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$116.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$106.98
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$103.17
COMCAR	IPEA	$102.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$100.28
COMCAR	IPEA	$97.98
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$96.68
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$92.79
COMCAR	IPEA	$88.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$87.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$85.14
COMCAR	IPEA	$82.92
COMCAR	IPEA	$82.14
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$75.78
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$73.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$68.67
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$67.49
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$65.27
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$47.98
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$47.98
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$44.74
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$27.27
Parking	IPEA	$25.81
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$22.73
Parking	IPEA	$20.91
Parking	IPEA	$14.84
Parking	IPEA	$12.73
Parking	IPEA	$7.36
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.46
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.46
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Family or Nominee Travel

$4,800

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$800.01

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$4,391

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$547.40
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$527.77
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$400.02
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$371.92
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$365.02
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$363.92
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$299.92
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$271.16
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$245.02
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$227.77
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$185.04
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$164.60
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$152.44
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$109.41
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$81.68
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$77.41

Telecommunications

$1,389

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.91
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.36
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$126.36

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