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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Susan Templeman

Australian Labor Party · MACQUARIE · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$196,766+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
113th / 280
+11% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$196,766
▲ 41% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 13% 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 ($92,742)
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

$92,742
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16,932.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,999.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,998.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,197.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,917.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,768.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,526.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,016.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,773.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,351.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,236.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$886.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$772.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$764.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$743.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$704.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$668.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$650.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$625.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$590.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$523.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$460.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$447.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$438.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$406.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$390.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$227.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$193.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$187.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$142.00
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$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$130.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$124.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$109.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$77.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$57.01

Office Facilities

$44,438
—IPEA$44,438.28

Employee Travel

$41,240
Domestic TravelIPEA$41,240.26

Other Car Costs

$7,966
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,373.71
COMCARIPEA$377.44
COMCARIPEA$342.26
COMCARIPEA$122.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.96
COMCARIPEA$97.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$94.13
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.94
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$83.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.67
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.60
COMCARIPEA$70.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$70.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$66.94
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$66.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$66.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$54.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$52.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$41.53
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

Travel Allowance

$6,803
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$363.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$2,105
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$204.97

Telecommunications

$1,257
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$168.91
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$167.95
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$167.24
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$166.64
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

Family or Nominee Travel

$215
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$214.87

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