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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Rowan Holzberger

Australian Labor Party · FORDE · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$121,781+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
161st / 258
-13% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$121,781
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($44,417)
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 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

$44,417
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,604.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,447.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,426.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,389.00
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$1,301.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,090.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$976.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$928.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$927.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$852.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$847.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$838.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$831.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$812.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$809.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$782.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$768.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$697.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$567.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$553.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$518.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$470.53
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$461.53
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$425.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$401.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$393.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$381.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$378.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$377.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$353.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$314.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$299.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$298.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$279.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$275.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$265.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$257.80
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$255.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$236.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$230.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$225.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$216.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$208.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$200.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$200.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$198.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$194.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$191.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$187.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$168.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$164.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$159.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$149.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$149.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$139.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$136.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$99.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$79.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$70.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$57.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.77
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$39.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.57
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$10.00
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$0.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$5.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$32.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$33.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$116.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$200.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$200.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$257.80

Office Facilities

$37,249
—IPEA$37,249.48

Employee Travel

$18,147
Domestic TravelIPEA$18,146.87

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,693
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$633.76
FaresIPEA$566.64

Travel Allowance

$7,084
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$2,793
COMCARIPEA$252.83
COMCARIPEA$226.19
COMCARIPEA$226.19
COMCARIPEA$217.82
COMCARIPEA$211.16
COMCARIPEA$208.43
COMCARIPEA$201.86
COMCARIPEA$199.55
COMCARIPEA$182.30
COMCARIPEA$177.60
COMCARIPEA$175.64
COMCARIPEA$168.98
COMCARIPEA$140.83
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$70.80

Telecommunications

$397
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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