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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Penny Wong

Australian Labor Party · SA · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$508,059+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
3rd / 258
+262% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$508,059
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 ($313,039)
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

$313,039
Domestic TravelIPEA$198,867.92
International TravelIPEA$80,093.56
International TravelIPEA$33,137.22
International TravelIPEA$580.40
International TravelIPEA$240.00
International TravelIPEA$120.00

International Travel

$70,663
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$39,456.32
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$16,568.61
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,684.77
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,375.84
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$2,273.52
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,878.24
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,266.07
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,091.32
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$400.55
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$290.20
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00

Office Facilities

$69,786
—IPEA$69,786.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,226
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,227.37
FaresIPEA$1,227.36
FaresIPEA$1,065.82
FaresIPEA$957.52
FaresIPEA$948.77
FaresIPEA$909.07
FaresIPEA$909.07
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$752.92
FaresIPEA$752.92
FaresIPEA$716.46
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$585.82
FaresIPEA$585.82
FaresIPEA$555.09
FaresIPEA$507.09
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$479.74

Office Administration

$14,416
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,107.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,243.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$976.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$955.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$790.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$790.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$680.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$550.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$503.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$448.00
PublicationsIPEA$445.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$139.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$80.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.36
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.91
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.05
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$15.41
PublicationsIPEA-$22.58

Other Car Costs

$10,766
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
COMCARIPEA$203.90
COMCARIPEA$175.02
COMCARIPEA$142.38
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$109.49
COMCARIPEA$97.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$94.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.70
COMCARIPEA$87.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.45
COMCARIPEA$84.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.40
COMCARIPEA$78.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.59
COMCARIPEA$76.26
COMCARIPEA$76.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.05
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$71.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.19
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
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$66.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Travel Allowance

$6,762
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$1,400
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$382.60
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$338.19
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$337.50
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45

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