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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Matt Burnell

Australian Labor Party · SPENCE · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$116,699+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
171st / 258
-17% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$116,699
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($36,151)
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)$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

$36,151
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,849.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,382.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,330.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,470.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,908.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,098.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$940.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$702.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$671.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$665.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$660.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$653.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$653.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$550.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$277.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$267.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$247.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$210.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$205.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$202.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$197.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$152.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$149.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$141.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$126.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$94.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$89.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.00
PublicationsIPEA$35.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.04
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$20.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.76
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$18.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$1.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.44
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$0.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.34
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$0.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$17.05

Office Facilities

$35,626
—IPEA$35,625.91

Employee Travel

$17,523
Domestic TravelIPEA$17,523.18

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$13,290
FaresIPEA$1,392.50
FaresIPEA$1,316.83
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$887.71
FaresIPEA$286.58
FaresIPEA$11.36
FaresIPEA$5.50
FaresIPEA-$887.71

Travel Allowance

$7,084
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$5,713
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$968.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$968.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$968.27
COMCARIPEA$189.48
COMCARIPEA$156.18
COMCARIPEA$149.52
COMCARIPEA$138.42
COMCARIPEA$133.98
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$131.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.43
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$100.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$99.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$98.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.86
ParkingIPEA$18.18
ParkingIPEA$7.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$1,055
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$381.82
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$258
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$227.11
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$30.47

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