House · Apr–Jun 2026

Sarah Witty

Australian Labor Party · MELBOURNE · VIC

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$214,938+$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

92nd / 280

+22% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$214,938

▲ 49% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 838% vs Apr-Jun 2025

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 ($102,246)

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)$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 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

$102,246

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$42,139.85
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$24,350.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$6,950.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$6,500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,680.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4,206.50
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,600.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,476.87
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$985.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$960.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$875.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$730.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$668.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$666.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$630.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$600.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$578.65
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$578.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$375.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$306.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$271.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$228.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$224.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$218.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$199.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$183.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$113.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$110.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$109.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$81.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$63.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$41.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$36.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$16.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.93
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.25
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.81
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.70
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.05
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.81
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$15.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$39.34

Office Facilities

$62,275

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IPEA

$62,274.89

Employee Travel

$27,328

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$27,328.17

Travel Allowance

$7,084

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

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$6,587

Fares	IPEA	$693.54
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$570.88
Fares	IPEA	$570.88
Fares	IPEA	$542.59
Fares	IPEA	$495.28
Fares	IPEA	$495.28
Fares	IPEA	$479.15
Fares	IPEA	$469.90
Fares	IPEA	$269.59

Other Car Costs

$5,739

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,370.20
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,370.20
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,370.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$159.03
COMCAR	IPEA	$148.29
COMCAR	IPEA	$145.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$100.85
COMCAR	IPEA	$79.92
COMCAR	IPEA	$75.65
Parking	IPEA	$34.55
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$32.51
Parking	IPEA	$31.82
Parking	IPEA	$26.89
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$25.92
Parking	IPEA	$18.45
Parking	IPEA	$18.18
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$17.46
Parking	IPEA	$17.27
Parking	IPEA	$13.84
Parking	IPEA	$9.55
Parking	IPEA	$9.09
Parking	IPEA	$9.09
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$8.86
Parking	IPEA	$8.35
Parking	IPEA	$7.27
Parking	IPEA	$6.36
Parking	IPEA	$5.45
Parking	IPEA	$4.91
Parking	IPEA	$4.84
Parking	IPEA	$4.65
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Parking	IPEA	$3.68
Parking	IPEA	$3.64
Parking	IPEA	$3.20
Parking	IPEA	$3.11
Parking	IPEA	$2.73
Parking	IPEA	$2.57
Parking	IPEA	$2.43
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.55
Parking	IPEA	$0.93
Parking	IPEA	$0.93

Family or Nominee Travel

$2,835

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$719.93
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$669.27
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$669.27
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$507.50
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$269.09

Telecommunications

$755

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$292.43
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$253.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$209.84

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$88

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$37.19
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$25.50
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$25.11

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