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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026
Lidia Thorpe
Independent · VIC
Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate$110,437+$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
181st / 258
-21% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$110,437
Quarters on record
23
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($38,822)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
Remuneration breakdown
Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 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
Office Facilities
$38,822| — | IPEA | $38,822.11 |
Employee Travel
$29,787| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $29,786.98 |
Office Administration
$26,458| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $5,000.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4,100.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $2,429.05 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,967.97 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,760.40 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,586.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,504.98 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $797.36 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $780.93 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $686.46 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $584.21 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $564.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $558.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $489.58 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $460.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $360.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $315.42 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $306.70 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $295.85 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $293.28 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $291.88 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $280.03 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $248.29 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $210.59 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $206.83 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $201.92 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $199.34 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $169.12 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $167.22 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $150.15 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $125.96 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $106.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $106.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $106.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $105.84 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $99.67 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $92.16 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $80.73 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $72.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $68.18 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $67.80 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $58.17 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $47.53 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $41.15 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $38.17 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $38.17 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $33.90 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $32.82 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $32.56 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $31.82 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $27.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $27.26 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $26.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $24.53 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $24.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.33 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $18.63 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $18.04 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $17.29 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $17.04 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $16.92 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $15.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $15.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.99 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.48 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.03 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $11.38 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.34 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.10 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.10 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.03 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.85 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.51 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.11 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.86 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.31 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.75 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.73 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.88 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.56 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.72 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.66 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.46 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.90 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.74 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.69 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.54 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.51 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.49 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$27.14 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$140.93 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | -$2,291.50 |
Other Car Costs
$7,017| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,593.65 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,593.65 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,593.65 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $223.68 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $207.41 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $144.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $142.29 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $142.25 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $140.69 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $137.40 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $136.57 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $119.58 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $118.44 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $111.78 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $71.04 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.50 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,906| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $478.65 |
| Fares | IPEA | $394.12 |
| Fares | IPEA | $44.05 |
Travel Allowance
$2,576| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $322.00 |
Telecommunications
$871| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $275.45 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $253.82 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $240.17 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $26.36 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $25.06 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $25.00 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $25.00 |
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