Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Mehreen Faruqi

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$138,792+$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

187th / 280

-21% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$138,792

▲ 0.1% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 6.7% 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 Facilities ($64,156)

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

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 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

$64,156

—

IPEA

$64,155.88

Office Administration

$32,026

Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7,000.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3,143.64
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,620.00
Publications	IPEA	$1,325.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$775.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$765.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$760.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$600.00
Publications	IPEA	$434.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$375.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$335.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$335.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$317.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$311.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$280.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$223.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$188.44
Publications	IPEA	$181.82
Publications	IPEA	$180.91
Publications	IPEA	$180.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$177.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$169.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$167.22
Publications	IPEA	$162.62
Publications	IPEA	$158.18
Publications	IPEA	$156.95
Publications	IPEA	$156.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$151.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$139.77
Publications	IPEA	$138.18
Publications	IPEA	$122.73
Publications	IPEA	$122.73
Publications	IPEA	$122.73
Publications	IPEA	$122.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$121.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$119.36
Publications	IPEA	$115.45
Publications	IPEA	$115.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$115.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$109.60
Publications	IPEA	$103.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$100.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$99.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$98.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$97.95
Publications	IPEA	$90.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$89.12
Publications	IPEA	$87.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$81.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$73.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$70.37
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$70.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$68.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$66.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$65.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$58.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$47.38
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$45.65
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$40.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$35.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$35.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$24.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.42
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$20.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$19.89
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.55
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.61
Publications	IPEA	$4.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.37
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.30
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.23
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.68
Publications	IPEA	$2.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$20.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$45.65
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$81.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$177.42

Employee Travel

$23,382

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$23,382.19

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,897

Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$621.93
Fares	IPEA	$617.15
Fares	IPEA	$412.26
Fares	IPEA	$398.20
Fares	IPEA	$280.06
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$240.53
Fares	IPEA	$239.68
Fares	IPEA	$206.12
Fares	IPEA	$206.12

Travel Allowance

$6,105

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$866.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$409.00

Other Car Costs

$2,432

COMCAR	IPEA	$166.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$162.06
COMCAR	IPEA	$145.01
COMCAR	IPEA	$138.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.30
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$112.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$77.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$73.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60

Telecommunications

$728

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$152.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$152.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$152.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$152.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$60.00
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$60.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$66

Parliamentary Duties

IPEA

$65.71

Related parliamentarians

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