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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Ross Cadell

National Party of Australia · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$118,421+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
166th / 258
-16% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$118,421
Quarters on record
15
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($53,552)
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)$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 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

Office Facilities

$53,552
—IPEA$53,551.87

Employee Travel

$15,871
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,871.09

Office Administration

$15,187
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,880.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,242.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,071.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$679.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$644.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$522.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$189.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$70.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$57.16

Other Car Costs

$15,143
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,705.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,642.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,642.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,642.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,008.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,008.58
COMCARIPEA$631.80
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$392.48
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$392.48
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$391.60
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$389.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$389.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$349.00
COMCARIPEA$182.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$179.00
COMCARIPEA$176.05
COMCARIPEA$166.20
COMCARIPEA$164.28
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$142.08
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$137.95
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$127.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.88
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$122.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$113.43
COMCARIPEA$111.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$109.78
COMCARIPEA$108.78
COMCARIPEA$102.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.38
ParkingIPEA$69.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$68.30
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$49.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$17.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50

Travel Allowance

$12,507
Travel AllowanceIPEA$2,254.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$368.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$459.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$4,455
FaresIPEA$617.85
FaresIPEA$588.47
FaresIPEA$550.00
FaresIPEA$513.46
FaresIPEA$451.23
FaresIPEA$450.83
FaresIPEA$418.91
FaresIPEA$390.11
FaresIPEA$355.49
FaresIPEA$300.88
FaresIPEA$300.66
FaresIPEA-$482.40

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,112
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$716.80
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$344.65
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.17
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$21.57

Telecommunications

$594
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$126.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$48.20
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.63
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$41.60
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$27.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$26.10
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.62

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