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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Nick McKim

Australian Greens · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$104,077+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
222nd / 280
-41% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$104,077
▲ 54% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 4.7% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($40,064)
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)$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 Facilities

$40,064
—IPEA$40,063.83

Employee Travel

$23,396
Domestic TravelIPEA$23,396.30

Office Administration

$19,057
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,460.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,752.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$663.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$582.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$547.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$547.00
PublicationsIPEA$517.15
PublicationsIPEA$430.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$418.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
PublicationsIPEA$306.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$285.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$236.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$236.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$194.76
PublicationsIPEA$170.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$136.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$127.26
PublicationsIPEA$124.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$93.90
PublicationsIPEA$92.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.16
PublicationsIPEA$69.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.24
PublicationsIPEA$49.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.68
PublicationsIPEA$20.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,493
FaresIPEA$1,049.68
FaresIPEA$1,049.68
FaresIPEA$919.61
FaresIPEA$681.81
FaresIPEA$634.36
FaresIPEA$634.36
FaresIPEA$549.20
FaresIPEA$549.19
FaresIPEA$530.22
FaresIPEA$530.21
FaresIPEA$489.15
FaresIPEA$347.39
FaresIPEA$346.05
FaresIPEA$346.05
FaresIPEA$346.05
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$211.59
FaresIPEA$211.59
FaresIPEA$205.32
FaresIPEA$182.94
FaresIPEA$10.75
FaresIPEA$10.75
FaresIPEA-$211.59
FaresIPEA-$346.05

Other Car Costs

$6,423
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.00
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$135.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$130.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$98.64
COMCARIPEA$88.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.72
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.68
COMCARIPEA$81.92
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.48
COMCARIPEA$73.04
COMCARIPEA$70.82
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$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Travel Allowance

$4,218
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Telecommunications

$1,180
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.69
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.68
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$246
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$68.28
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$62.80
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$32.88
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.47
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$26.59
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$26.30

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