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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Steph Hodgins-May

Australian Greens · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$82,807+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
221st / 258
-41% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$82,807
Quarters on record
8
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($32,127)
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 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 Facilities

$32,127
—IPEA$32,126.64

Employee Travel

$20,997
Domestic TravelIPEA$20,996.71

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$9,397
FaresIPEA$1,043.18
FaresIPEA$809.10
FaresIPEA$809.10
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$650.98
FaresIPEA$571.30
FaresIPEA$327.89
FaresIPEA$286.58
FaresIPEA$240.03

Travel Allowance

$8,124
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,239.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$726.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$363.00

Other Car Costs

$6,841
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,443.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,443.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,443.97
COMCARIPEA$148.30
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$138.06
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$126.96
COMCARIPEA$115.08
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$108.42
COMCARIPEA$106.98
COMCARIPEA$100.68
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$40.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$40.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$37.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$31.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$29.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$24.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$20.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$19.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.67
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.67
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$14.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$13.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$13.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50

Family Travel

$3,822
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$674.79
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$674.79
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$674.79
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$260.34
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$258.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$258.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$258.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$258.73
COMCARIPEA$181.68
COMCARIPEA$142.50
Cabcharge / Other Car CostsIPEA$97.40
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$90.91
Cabcharge / Other Car CostsIPEA$80.76
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$90.91

Office Administration

$1,166
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$201.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$180.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$156.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$94.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$30.00

Telecommunications

$255
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$52.92
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$52.92
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$49.61
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$78
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$42.58
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$35.00

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