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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Susan Templeman

Australian Labor Party · MACQUARIE · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$139,392+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
132nd / 258
-1% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$139,392
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($48,668)
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

$48,668
—IPEA$48,667.88

Employee Travel

$35,037
Domestic TravelIPEA$35,037.49

Office Administration

$33,376
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,950.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,618.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,318.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$932.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$809.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$750.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$668.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$632.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$601.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$431.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$305.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$305.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$283.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$276.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$150.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$145.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$141.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$108.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$106.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$93.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$118.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$305.91

Other Car Costs

$8,432
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
COMCARIPEA$426.28
COMCARIPEA$404.08
COMCARIPEA$370.78
COMCARIPEA$344.48
COMCARIPEA$337.48
COMCARIPEA$310.88
COMCARIPEA$300.08
COMCARIPEA$119.88
COMCARIPEA$115.44
COMCARIPEA$97.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$92.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.43
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$79.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.72
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$47.67
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Travel Allowance

$7,334
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$894.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,453
FaresIPEA$2,840.34
FaresIPEA$2,360.32
FaresIPEA$252.07

Telecommunications

$1,092
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$169.66
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$169.44
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$167.04
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27

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