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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Rob Mitchell

Australian Labor Party · MCEWEN · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$152,672+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
167th / 280
-14% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$152,672
▼ 23% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 33% 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 Administration ($56,289)
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 Administration

$56,289
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,878.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,895.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,820.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,036.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,016.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,011.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,674.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,940.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,415.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$750.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$485.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$485.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$485.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$446.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$245.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$190.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$170.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$144.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$101.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$101.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$101.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$98.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$88.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$3.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$39.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$83.77

Office Facilities

$41,183
—IPEA$41,182.57

Employee Travel

$22,177
Domestic TravelIPEA$22,176.56

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,442
FaresIPEA$1,201.41
FaresIPEA$1,063.70
FaresIPEA$1,063.70
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,043.17
FaresIPEA$1,017.50
FaresIPEA$990.00
FaresIPEA$630.00
FaresIPEA$628.45
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$327.18
FaresIPEA$327.18

Other Car Costs

$11,251
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,585.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,585.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,585.83
COMCARIPEA$518.37
COMCARIPEA$390.81
COMCARIPEA$260.52
COMCARIPEA$258.30
COMCARIPEA$251.64
COMCARIPEA$251.64
COMCARIPEA$250.86
COMCARIPEA$246.42
COMCARIPEA$244.98
COMCARIPEA$242.76
COMCARIPEA$242.76
COMCARIPEA$241.98
COMCARIPEA$237.54
COMCARIPEA$230.88
COMCARIPEA$228.66
COMCARIPEA$217.56
COMCARIPEA$213.12
COMCARIPEA$150.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$139.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$126.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$116.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$112.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.99
COMCARIPEA$102.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.07
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.51
COMCARIPEA$84.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.34
COMCARIPEA$77.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.08
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$50.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Travel Allowance

$7,930
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$918.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$894.00

Telecommunications

$1,119
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$324.10
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$292.50
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$223.40
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.63
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.63
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$26.17
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$26.03

Family or Nominee Travel

$282
COMCARIPEA$215.34
COMCARIPEA$66.60

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