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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Sarah Henderson

Liberal Party of Australia · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$95,917+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
206th / 258
-32% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$95,917
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($43,513)
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

$43,513
—IPEA$43,513.10

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$14,044
FaresIPEA$1,435.90
FaresIPEA$1,092.50
FaresIPEA$1,067.33
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$861.87
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$842.68
FaresIPEA$671.89
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$362.50
FaresIPEA$269.09
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$240.03

Office Administration

$10,021
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,438.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$670.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$560.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$351.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$316.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$248.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$225.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$193.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$171.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$143.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$80.82
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$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.82
PublicationsIPEA$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.86
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.64
PublicationsIPEA$26.00
PublicationsIPEA$26.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.91
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01

Other Car Costs

$9,860
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,036.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$967.75
ParkingIPEA$452.46
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$331.44
ParkingIPEA$248.57
COMCARIPEA$188.36
ParkingIPEA$163.44
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$94.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$83.44
COMCARIPEA$81.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.36
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$69.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$68.51
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$11.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Employee Travel

$9,218
Domestic TravelIPEA$9,217.55

Travel Allowance

$8,324
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$918.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$906
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$32
Official DutiesIPEA$18.97
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$13.41

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