House · Jan-Mar 2026

Simon Kennedy

Liberal Party of Australia · COOK · NSW

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026

Modelled estimate

$161,355+$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

94th / 258

+15% vs median

this MPall MPs (258)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$161,355

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 ($72,792)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 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 Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition (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

$72,792

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$7,700.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5,272.68
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,700.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,100.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4,095.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,736.36
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,642.53
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,097.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2,893.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2,004.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,849.96
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,825.37
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,818.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,786.40
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,739.49
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,457.64
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,302.32
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,245.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,245.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,245.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,245.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,245.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$674.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$645.19
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$585.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$560.40
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$552.97
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$527.15
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$524.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$452.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$373.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$362.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$332.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$300.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$300.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$300.00
Publications	IPEA	$295.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$264.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$233.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$195.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$195.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$147.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$127.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$120.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$118.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$118.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$118.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$118.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$98.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$96.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$92.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$92.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$92.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$90.91
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$61.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$57.00
Publications	IPEA	$36.13
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$33.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.29
Publications	IPEA	$25.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.96
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$22.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.49
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$19.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.68
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Publications	IPEA	$18.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.26
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.38
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.89
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.67
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.39
Publications	IPEA	$0.91
Publications	IPEA	$0.91
Publications	IPEA	$0.91
Publications	IPEA	$0.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.57
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$2.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.96
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$56.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$59.78
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$90.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$105.92
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$1,245.45

Office Facilities

$51,184

—

IPEA

$51,184.17

Employee Travel

$20,173

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$20,172.55

Other Car Costs

$6,451

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,450.39
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,450.39
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,450.39
COMCAR	IPEA	$150.62
COMCAR	IPEA	$141.74
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.52
COMCAR	IPEA	$135.42
COMCAR	IPEA	$132.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$126.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$113.22
COMCAR	IPEA	$111.00
COMCAR	IPEA	$111.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$106.58
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$105.89
COMCAR	IPEA	$104.34
COMCAR	IPEA	$99.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$93.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$84.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$73.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.04
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,813

Fares	IPEA	$3,002.98
Fares	IPEA	$1,028.74
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$625.90
Fares	IPEA	$617.15
Fares	IPEA	$617.15
Fares	IPEA	$617.15
Fares	IPEA	$611.65
Fares	IPEA	$556.13
Fares	IPEA	$506.05
Fares	IPEA	$486.85
Fares	IPEA	$206.12
Fares	IPEA	$203.39
Fares	IPEA	$200.98
Fares	IPEA	-$200.98
Fares	IPEA	-$203.39
Fares	IPEA	-$486.85
Fares	IPEA	-$506.05
Fares	IPEA	-$556.13
Fares	IPEA	-$611.65
Fares	IPEA	-$1,028.74
Fares	IPEA	-$3,002.98

Travel Allowance

$4,508

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$644.00

Telecommunications

$402

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$127.55
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$127.32
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$127.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$20.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$32

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$88.52
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$82.40
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$32.34
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	-$82.40
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	-$88.52

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