Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Maria Kovacic

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$168,139+$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

151st / 280

-5% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$168,139

▲ 30% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 9.6% 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 Administration ($63,387)

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

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Remuneration composition — modelled

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Expenditure by category

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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 Productivity and Deregulation (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

$63,387

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8,032.52
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$7,647.80
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,542.28
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,925.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,825.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,625.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,625.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,625.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,625.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,625.00
Publications	IPEA	$3,080.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,933.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,854.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,854.23
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$631.68
Publications	IPEA	$562.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$386.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$230.68
Publications	IPEA	$190.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$139.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$118.18
Publications	IPEA	$105.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$98.18
Publications	IPEA	$90.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$63.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$58.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$40.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$34.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$34.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$6.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.37
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.69
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.19
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5.51

Office Facilities

$54,674

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IPEA

$54,674.25

Employee Travel

$28,290

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$28,289.84

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$7,759

Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$464.61
Fares	IPEA	$458.91
Fares	IPEA	$458.91
Fares	IPEA	$398.20
Fares	IPEA	$353.82
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$214.87

Travel Allowance

$7,668

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
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	$866.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$362.00

Other Car Costs

$5,707

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$999.92
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$999.92
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$999.92
COMCAR	IPEA	$154.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$154.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$154.30
COMCAR	IPEA	$144.34
COMCAR	IPEA	$140.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$140.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$129.18
COMCAR	IPEA	$120.62
COMCAR	IPEA	$120.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$103.28
COMCAR	IPEA	$103.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$100.38
COMCAR	IPEA	$93.72
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$71.64
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$63.98
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$62.34
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$61.73
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$50.53
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$49.34

Telecommunications

$502

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$120.00
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$85.60
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$65.43
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$60.00
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$51.02
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$41.60
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$27.63
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$25.96
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$25.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$152

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$121.18
Electorate Duties	IPEA	$30.72

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