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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Phillip Thompson

Liberal Party of Australia · HERBERT · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$195,362+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
117th / 280
+11% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$195,362
▲ 13% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 30% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($70,274)
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 Shadow Minister for Defence Industry (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 Administration

$70,274
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,167.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,428.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,024.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,990.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,990.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,290.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,061.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,012.00
PublicationsIPEA$880.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$822.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$697.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$687.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$673.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$661.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$575.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$314.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$302.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$289.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$271.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$255.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$251.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
PublicationsIPEA$182.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$157.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$133.64
PublicationsIPEA$108.55
PublicationsIPEA$106.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.34
PublicationsIPEA$63.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$45.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.53
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$19.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$40.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$479.31

Employee Travel

$47,985
Domestic TravelIPEA$47,985.43

Office Facilities

$38,077
—IPEA$38,076.51

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,432
FaresIPEA$1,682.32
FaresIPEA$1,662.89
FaresIPEA$1,579.42
FaresIPEA$1,563.99
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$816.14
FaresIPEA$720.45
FaresIPEA$712.74
FaresIPEA$627.95
FaresIPEA$577.93
FaresIPEA$479.00
FaresIPEA$454.46
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$408.45
FaresIPEA$316.36
FaresIPEA$281.08
FaresIPEA$248.03
FaresIPEA$218.69
FaresIPEA$150.14
FaresIPEA$122.39
FaresIPEA$120.45

Travel Allowance

$13,269
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$918.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$392.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$373.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$362.00

Other Car Costs

$8,213
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,110.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,110.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,110.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$564.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$564.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$564.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$301.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$293.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$249.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$237.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$197.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$188.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$166.82
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$122.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.00
COMCARIPEA$115.70
COMCARIPEA$111.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$65.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$57.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$57.19
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$50.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$44.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$44.49

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,789
Official DutiesIPEA$770.45
Official DutiesIPEA$770.45
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$62.00
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$43.26
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$37.21
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$33.29
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$24.75
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$24.60
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$13.05
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$9.72

Telecommunications

$324
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$163.11
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$160.73

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