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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Richard Marles

Australian Labor Party · CORIO · VIC · Deputy Prime Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$502,303+$152,814reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
4th / 258
+258% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$502,303
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$134,373
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$18,441
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Deputy Prime MinisterLargest category: Employee Travel ($295,855)
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)$152,814
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$61,333
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$18,441
Total remuneration & super$152,814
Note: Auto-applied Deputy Prime 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

$295,855
Domestic TravelIPEA$137,582.35
International TravelIPEA$99,308.02
International TravelIPEA$32,570.20
International TravelIPEA$10,820.60
International TravelIPEA$8,405.04
International TravelIPEA$4,411.28
International TravelIPEA$1,805.90
International TravelIPEA$712.00
International TravelIPEA$120.00
International TravelIPEA$120.00

International Travel

$98,032
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$33,109.64
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$20,728.48
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$13,565.10
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$8,525.04
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$7,526.63
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,978.58
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,290.30
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,088.96
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$902.95
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$560.49
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00

Office Facilities

$69,629
—IPEA$69,628.94

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,520
FaresIPEA$2,638.01
FaresIPEA$2,236.32
FaresIPEA$1,252.95
FaresIPEA$1,220.02
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$963.43
FaresIPEA$925.09
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$752.92
FaresIPEA$709.46
FaresIPEA$665.70
FaresIPEA$665.70
FaresIPEA$648.64
FaresIPEA$586.64
FaresIPEA$543.12
FaresIPEA$493.91
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$368.45
FaresIPEA$229.25
FaresIPEA$44.05
FaresIPEA$44.05
FaresIPEA-$709.46

Office Administration

$6,859
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$598.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$373.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$373.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$260.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$224.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$145.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$139.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$87.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$2.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$44.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$53.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$93.02

Other Car Costs

$5,215
COMCARIPEA$1,173.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.11
COMCARIPEA$406.84
COMCARIPEA$140.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$116.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.07
COMCARIPEA$102.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.87

Travel Allowance

$4,201
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$173.00

Telecommunications

$991
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$321.65
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$281.75
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$241.84
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$44.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$40.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$40.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45

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