House · Apr–Jun 2026

Sam Rae

Australian Labor Party · HAWKE · VIC · Minister for Aged Care and Seniors

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$291,404+$120,797reported + 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

41st / 280

+65% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$291,404

▲ 13% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 63% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$106,629

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$14,169

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: Minister for Aged Care and SeniorsLargest category: Employee Travel ($104,055)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$120,797

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Additional office loading	Ministerial or office-holder duties	$33,589
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)	$14,169
Total remuneration & super		$120,797

Note: Auto-applied Minister for Aged Care and Seniors (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

Employee Travel

$104,055

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$104,055.10

Office Facilities

$86,654

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IPEA

$86,654.19

Office Administration

$73,872

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$21,336.53
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8,400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,108.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,091.00
Publications	IPEA	$4,556.20
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,400.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,171.56
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,164.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,084.07
Publications	IPEA	$1,916.20
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,550.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,463.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,337.76
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,087.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$901.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$821.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$714.56
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$602.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$334.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$325.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$325.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$325.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$325.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$325.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$314.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$306.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$250.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$245.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$228.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$215.43
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$200.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$178.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$157.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$151.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$145.94
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$108.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$108.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$72.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$62.46
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$50.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$45.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$43.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.30
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.65
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.01
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$0.65
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$17.05
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$34.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$125.97

Other Car Costs

$13,968

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,403.01
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,403.01
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,403.01
COMCAR	IPEA	$349.32
COMCAR	IPEA	$340.44
COMCAR	IPEA	$337.44
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$337.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$331.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$322.68
COMCAR	IPEA	$315.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$315.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$313.02
COMCAR	IPEA	$310.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$309.16
COMCAR	IPEA	$307.14
COMCAR	IPEA	$304.14
COMCAR	IPEA	$299.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$299.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$299.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$298.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$297.48
COMCAR	IPEA	$291.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$286.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$273.06
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$270.03
COMCAR	IPEA	$241.98
COMCAR	IPEA	$213.90
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$200.01
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$196.37
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$182.96
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$152.45
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$123.96
COMCAR	IPEA	$104.34
COMCAR	IPEA	$93.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$91.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$91.02
COMCAR	IPEA	$82.14
COMCAR	IPEA	$75.48
COMCAR	IPEA	$75.48
COMCAR	IPEA	$73.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
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
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,969

Fares	IPEA	$882.99
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$582.77
Fares	IPEA	$551.34
Fares	IPEA	$495.28
Fares	IPEA	$495.28
Fares	IPEA	$495.28
Fares	IPEA	$428.90
Fares	IPEA	$412.72
Fares	IPEA	$394.12
Fares	IPEA	$347.40
Fares	IPEA	$276.36
Fares	IPEA	$269.59
Fares	IPEA	$269.59
Fares	IPEA	$269.59
Fares	IPEA	$229.25
Fares	IPEA	$229.25
Fares	IPEA	$222.65
Fares	IPEA	$214.15
Fares	IPEA	$214.15
Fares	IPEA	$214.15
Fares	IPEA	$208.73
Fares	IPEA	$208.72

Travel Allowance

$2,254

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00

Telecommunications

$632

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$246.60
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$236.25
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$149.00

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