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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Susan McDonald

National Party of Australia · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$153,259+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
105th / 258
+9% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$153,259
Quarters on record
27
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($49,369)
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 Minister for Resources (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

$49,369
—IPEA$49,369.07

Employee Travel

$42,370
Domestic TravelIPEA$42,370.07

Office Administration

$23,374
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,982.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,970.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,214.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,144.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$957.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$946.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$932.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$625.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$598.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$509.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$424.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$270.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$265.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$259.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$165.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$159.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$146.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$126.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.50
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.34
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.50
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.94
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.16
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$44.86

Other Car Costs

$15,277
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
COMCARIPEA$1,168.02
COMCARIPEA$723.72
COMCARIPEA$157.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.62
COMCARIPEA$139.35
COMCARIPEA$139.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$137.78
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.21
COMCARIPEA$128.76
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$122.59
COMCARIPEA$119.88
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$108.78
COMCARIPEA$106.56
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$99.90
COMCARIPEA$97.98
COMCARIPEA$97.68
COMCARIPEA$96.24
COMCARIPEA$84.36
COMCARIPEA$83.85
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.19
COMCARIPEA$74.97
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$63.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$14,445
FaresIPEA$1,326.96
FaresIPEA$1,217.03
FaresIPEA$1,195.96
FaresIPEA$1,102.44
FaresIPEA$933.08
FaresIPEA$908.63
FaresIPEA$852.25
FaresIPEA$852.25
FaresIPEA$852.25
FaresIPEA$816.14
FaresIPEA$717.77
FaresIPEA$717.77
FaresIPEA$521.39
FaresIPEA$521.38
FaresIPEA$521.38
FaresIPEA$493.28
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$415.94
FaresIPEA$258.45
FaresIPEA$221.91
FaresIPEA$166.89
FaresIPEA-$1,102.44

Travel Allowance

$7,412
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$377.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$377.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00

Telecommunications

$617
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$167.04
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$159.20
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$154.12
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$35.34
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$34.25
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$34.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$32.75

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$395
Official DutiesIPEA$261.31
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$36.74
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$34.04
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$30.12
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.63
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$25.45
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$25.32
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$24.55
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$15.64
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$15.35
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$1.40
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$1.35
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$25.90
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$25.90
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$26.85
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$26.85

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