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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Michaelia Cash

Liberal Party of Australia · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$226,541+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
40th / 258
+61% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$226,541
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($97,843)
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 Shadow Attorney-General (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

$97,843
Domestic TravelIPEA$97,843.42

Office Facilities

$66,820
—IPEA$66,819.77

Office Administration

$23,327
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,060.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,071.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,020.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$894.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$561.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$459.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$336.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$280.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$247.10
PublicationsIPEA$232.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$210.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$210.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$210.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$207.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
PublicationsIPEA$193.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$146.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$102.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$95.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$90.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$9.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$32.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$79.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$122.40

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$16,333
FaresIPEA$2,752.04
FaresIPEA$2,353.21
FaresIPEA$2,183.87
FaresIPEA$2,121.88
FaresIPEA$2,112.02
FaresIPEA$1,306.22
FaresIPEA$1,297.48
FaresIPEA$1,073.65
FaresIPEA$842.68
FaresIPEA$289.94

Travel Allowance

$13,522
Travel AllowanceIPEA$5,152.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$4,830.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$2,576.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00

Other Car Costs

$6,809
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,079.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,079.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,079.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$487.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$411.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$411.90
COMCARIPEA$219.78
COMCARIPEA$141.72
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$132.84
COMCARIPEA$110.76
COMCARIPEA$108.44
COMCARIPEA$99.90
COMCARIPEA$97.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.83
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$79.68
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$73.02
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$57.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$75.76

Family Travel

$1,431
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,297.48
COMCARIPEA$133.20

Telecommunications

$456
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.16
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09

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