House · Jan-Mar 2026

Sam Birrell

National Party of Australia · NICHOLLS · VIC

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026

Modelled estimate

$177,314+$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

84th / 258

+26% vs median

this MPall MPs (258)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$177,314

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($94,617)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)	$8,996
Total remuneration & super		$82,036

Note: Auto-applied Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture (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

$94,617

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$26,600.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,600.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5,080.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5,080.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,490.90
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,818.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,800.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,800.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,786.40
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,649.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,504.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,339.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,337.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,333.36
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,300.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,300.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,100.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,100.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,100.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$998.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$998.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$909.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$909.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$900.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$900.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$900.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$900.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$897.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$897.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$897.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$893.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$800.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$672.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$648.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$648.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$648.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$645.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$598.08
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$560.43
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$560.43
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$523.32
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$506.20
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$500.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$498.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$498.35
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$454.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$446.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$380.96
Publications	IPEA	$369.09
Publications	IPEA	$362.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$350.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$334.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$327.27
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$300.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$299.04
Publications	IPEA	$274.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$243.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$243.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$232.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$224.28
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$200.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$190.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$189.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$167.22
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$166.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$164.85
Publications	IPEA	$156.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$155.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$149.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$145.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$144.58
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$109.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$96.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$94.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$79.60
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$72.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$72.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$62.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$60.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$60.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$48.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.41
Publications	IPEA	$45.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.60
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$36.36
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$36.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.16
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Publications	IPEA	$22.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.43
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.31
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Publications	IPEA	$10.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.79
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.62
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.62
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.37
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$0.49
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$1.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$3.85
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$44.86
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$58.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$120.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$137.38
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$138.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$157.93
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5,080.00

Office Facilities

$43,833

—

IPEA

$43,832.66

Employee Travel

$16,239

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$16,238.76

Other Car Costs

$9,437

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,824.91
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,304.42
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,304.42
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,304.42
COMCAR	IPEA	$539.46
COMCAR	IPEA	$535.80
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$389.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$349.00
Parking	IPEA	$325.04
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$218.39
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$217.17
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$179.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$178.30
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$177.93
Parking	IPEA	$162.52
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$155.31
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79

Travel Allowance

$7,084

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$3,220.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$4,425

Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$583.27
Fares	IPEA	$394.12
Fares	IPEA	$394.12
Fares	IPEA	$394.12

Family Travel

$1,350

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$674.79
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$674.79

Telecommunications

$329

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$125.01
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$115.25
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$67.24
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45

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