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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Murray Watt

Australian Labor Party · QLD · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$327,600+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
27th / 280
+85% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$327,600
▲ 31% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 23% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
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 ($172,838)
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

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 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

$172,838
Domestic TravelIPEA$172,838.01

Office Facilities

$55,974
—IPEA$55,973.51

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$41,831
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,193.97
FaresIPEA$1,663.30
FaresIPEA$1,415.55
FaresIPEA$1,265.37
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,217.04
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,132.19
FaresIPEA$1,106.16
FaresIPEA$1,091.59
FaresIPEA$1,083.99
FaresIPEA$1,079.42
FaresIPEA$1,012.91
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$876.41
FaresIPEA$845.73
FaresIPEA$750.86
FaresIPEA$703.33
FaresIPEA$703.32
FaresIPEA$697.36
FaresIPEA$689.27
FaresIPEA$685.71
FaresIPEA$677.99
FaresIPEA$632.62
FaresIPEA$615.58
FaresIPEA$530.07
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$454.82
FaresIPEA$450.70
FaresIPEA$450.70
FaresIPEA$413.43
FaresIPEA$412.71
FaresIPEA$398.86
FaresIPEA$394.90
FaresIPEA$372.20
FaresIPEA$235.75
FaresIPEA$48.61

Office Administration

$29,028
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$4,513.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,513.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,297.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,561.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,358.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,316.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,158.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$864.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$852.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$681.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$544.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$499.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$482.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$468.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$461.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$424.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$341.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$328.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$308.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$282.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$270.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$236.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$206.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$185.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$179.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$175.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$173.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$157.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$106.00
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$79.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$79.43
PublicationsIPEA$59.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.40
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$38.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.28
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$79.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$4,513.33

Travel Allowance

$14,764
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$972.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
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$456.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$12,807
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,348.60
COMCARIPEA$208.75
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$131.53
COMCARIPEA$120.59
COMCARIPEA$120.59
COMCARIPEA$116.15
COMCARIPEA$113.93
COMCARIPEA$113.92
COMCARIPEA$112.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.08
COMCARIPEA$109.86
COMCARIPEA$109.49
COMCARIPEA$108.78
COMCARIPEA$100.61
COMCARIPEA$95.84
COMCARIPEA$95.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.13
COMCARIPEA$91.73
COMCARIPEA$91.73
COMCARIPEA$91.73
COMCARIPEA$91.73
COMCARIPEA$90.02
COMCARIPEA$89.51
COMCARIPEA$89.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.92
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$87.80
COMCARIPEA$87.36
COMCARIPEA$87.29
COMCARIPEA$85.07
COMCARIPEA$84.36
COMCARIPEA$82.85
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$80.63
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$71.90
COMCARIPEA$70.20
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$51.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.46
ParkingIPEA$40.91
ParkingIPEA$40.91

Telecommunications

$359
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.41
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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