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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Marielle Smith

Australian Labor Party · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$156,968+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
163rd / 280
-11% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$156,968
▲ 90% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 22% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
28
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($63,415)
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)$82,036
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% 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 Administration

$63,415
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22,694.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22,557.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,460.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,270.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$861.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$842.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$840.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$825.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$468.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$220.19
PublicationsIPEA$190.91
PublicationsIPEA$186.77
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$184.31
PublicationsIPEA$182.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$174.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$167.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$152.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$109.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$89.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$76.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$64.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$34.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$167.55

Office Facilities

$41,492
—IPEA$41,492.23

Employee Travel

$29,613
Domestic TravelIPEA$29,613.49

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,354
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.53
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$780.10
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$549.10
FaresIPEA$214.87

Travel Allowance

$6,118
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Other Car Costs

$3,966
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,328.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,328.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$174.08
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$134.27
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.88
COMCARIPEA$94.02
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$84.36
COMCARIPEA$82.92
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,009
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

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