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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Sharon Claydon

Australian Labor Party · NEWCASTLE · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$200,800+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
106th / 280
+14% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$200,800
▲ 51% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 8.7% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($87,748)
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

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 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 Administration

$87,748
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21,750.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19,809.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,231.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,264.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,230.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,950.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,540.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$850.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$786.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$667.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$667.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$625.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$622.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$460.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$335.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$283.65
PublicationsIPEA$272.73
PublicationsIPEA$271.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$180.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$120.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$76.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36

Office Facilities

$42,961
—IPEA$42,961.21

Employee Travel

$32,232
Domestic TravelIPEA$32,231.76

International Travel

$16,716
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$13,496.11
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$2,169.04
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$504.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$430.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$89.02
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$27.50

Travel Allowance

$6,926
Travel AllowanceIPEA$3,542.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00

Other Car Costs

$6,924
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,353.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,353.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,353.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,000.00
COMCARIPEA$137.28
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$124.64
COMCARIPEA$114.14
COMCARIPEA$114.14
COMCARIPEA$113.73
COMCARIPEA$113.73
COMCARIPEA$97.68
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$86.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$68.28
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$57.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$51.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$47.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$37.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$31.82

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,793
FaresIPEA$957.51
FaresIPEA$678.66
FaresIPEA$550.91
FaresIPEA$550.91
FaresIPEA$550.91
FaresIPEA$540.91
FaresIPEA$523.64
FaresIPEA$523.64
FaresIPEA$513.64
FaresIPEA$327.55
FaresIPEA$37.54
FaresIPEA$36.95

Telecommunications

$1,155
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$134.10
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$109.12
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$109.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$109.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$109.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$345
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$345.30

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