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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Murray Watt

Australian Labor Party · QLD · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$249,128+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
33rd / 258
+78% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$249,128
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 ($140,030)
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

$140,030
Domestic TravelIPEA$140,030.05

Office Facilities

$50,503
—IPEA$50,502.50

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$29,958
FaresIPEA$1,338.29
FaresIPEA$1,218.62
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,143.53
FaresIPEA$1,083.49
FaresIPEA$1,083.49
FaresIPEA$1,072.78
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$893.00
FaresIPEA$824.64
FaresIPEA$816.14
FaresIPEA$791.93
FaresIPEA$749.35
FaresIPEA$664.69
FaresIPEA$656.17
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$646.91
FaresIPEA$633.76
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$583.27
FaresIPEA$542.19
FaresIPEA$435.32
FaresIPEA$432.63
FaresIPEA$394.90
FaresIPEA$388.61
FaresIPEA$348.37
FaresIPEA$343.72
FaresIPEA$266.93
FaresIPEA$121.14
FaresIPEA-$1,083.49

Other Car Costs

$11,732
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
COMCARIPEA$198.21
COMCARIPEA$159.60
COMCARIPEA$157.62
COMCARIPEA$155.70
COMCARIPEA$148.74
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$141.72
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$135.72
COMCARIPEA$135.06
COMCARIPEA$135.06
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$126.48
COMCARIPEA$125.40
COMCARIPEA$121.74
COMCARIPEA$116.15
COMCARIPEA$114.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.41
COMCARIPEA$106.56
COMCARIPEA$105.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.14
COMCARIPEA$103.34
COMCARIPEA$102.83
COMCARIPEA$100.61
COMCARIPEA$98.90
COMCARIPEA$96.17
COMCARIPEA$95.46
COMCARIPEA$95.46
COMCARIPEA$94.46
COMCARIPEA$89.51
COMCARIPEA$89.51
COMCARIPEA$87.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$87.03
COMCARIPEA$85.07
COMCARIPEA$83.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.31
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.30
COMCARIPEA$80.63
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$69.90
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
ParkingIPEA$62.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$41.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Travel Allowance

$11,340
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$518.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$456.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Office Administration

$5,156
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$882.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$425.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$340.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$262.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$262.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$174.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$161.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$138.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$133.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$99.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$88.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$0.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$0.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$27.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$27.99

Telecommunications

$410
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.91
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.30
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.13
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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