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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Sam Lim

Australian Labor Party · TANGNEY · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$107,052+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
187th / 258
-24% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$107,052
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($35,625)
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 Facilities

$35,625
—IPEA$35,625.32

Office Administration

$28,232
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,793.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,786.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,063.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,031.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$990.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$990.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$990.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$850.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$487.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$418.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$416.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$282.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$251.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$208.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$195.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$170.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$152.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$150.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.49
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$116.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$115.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$86.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$86.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$9.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$53.59

Employee Travel

$16,824
Domestic TravelIPEA$16,823.88

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,610
FaresIPEA$2,473.33
FaresIPEA$2,473.33
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,353.21
FaresIPEA$2,308.07
FaresIPEA$578.39
FaresIPEA$298.69
FaresIPEA$169.82
FaresIPEA$169.82

Travel Allowance

$8,050
Travel AllowanceIPEA$3,864.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$1,967
COMCARIPEA$319.68
COMCARIPEA$197.58
COMCARIPEA$186.48
COMCARIPEA$179.82
COMCARIPEA$177.60
COMCARIPEA$168.72
COMCARIPEA$159.84
COMCARIPEA$153.18
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$744
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$122.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$103.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$49.35

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