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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Mark Butler

Australian Labor Party · HINDMARSH · SA · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$269,675+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
28th / 258
+92% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$269,675
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Employee Travel ($140,489)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. 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 (Jan-Mar 2026)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$15,518
Total remuneration & super$130,909
Note: Auto-applied Cabinet Minister (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

$140,489
Domestic TravelIPEA$140,488.86

Office Facilities

$45,252
—IPEA$45,252.05

Office Administration

$31,740
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,310.49
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,491.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,304.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,920.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$950.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$705.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$670.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$543.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$517.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$513.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$489.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$487.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$204.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$25.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$92.17

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$27,984
FaresIPEA$2,575.89
FaresIPEA$1,392.50
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,278.10
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$1,236.10
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,163.21
FaresIPEA$1,163.21
FaresIPEA$1,090.64
FaresIPEA$1,065.82
FaresIPEA$948.77
FaresIPEA$925.09
FaresIPEA$909.08
FaresIPEA$909.08
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$776.78
FaresIPEA$750.46
FaresIPEA$462.17
FaresIPEA$335.36

Travel Allowance

$11,666
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,036.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$1,036.00

Other Car Costs

$11,544
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,308.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,308.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,308.40
COMCARIPEA$1,269.84
COMCARIPEA$726.52
COMCARIPEA$406.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$270.00
COMCARIPEA$267.48
COMCARIPEA$143.60
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$130.64
COMCARIPEA$119.88
COMCARIPEA$95.10
COMCARIPEA$91.80
COMCARIPEA$87.66
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$82.92
COMCARIPEA$78.78
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$75.14
COMCARIPEA$73.02
COMCARIPEA$72.90
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$12.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$8.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$7.08
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$6.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.27
COMCARIPEA$0.00
COMCARIPEA$0.00
COMCARIPEA$0.00

Telecommunications

$836
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$309.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$263.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$263.64

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$164
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$164.01

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