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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Tanya Plibersek

Australian Labor Party · SYDNEY · NSW · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$397,694+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
9th / 258
+183% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$397,694
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Office Facilities ($155,001)
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)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$15,518
Total remuneration & super$130,909
Note: Auto-applied Cabinet Minister (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

$155,001
—IPEA$155,000.73

Office Administration

$122,016
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32,201.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30,771.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13,806.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,419.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,940.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,900.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,320.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,156.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,010.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$944.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$943.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$891.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$508.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$502.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$391.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$389.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$374.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$315.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$189.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$171.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$158.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$144.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$129.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$117.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$116.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$116.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$115.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$114.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$114.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.75
PublicationsIPEA$24.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$118.18

Employee Travel

$98,815
Domestic TravelIPEA$98,815.39

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,274
FaresIPEA$1,067.33
FaresIPEA$917.01
FaresIPEA$917.01
FaresIPEA$917.01
FaresIPEA$908.26
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$699.51
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$621.93
FaresIPEA$617.15
FaresIPEA$541.05
FaresIPEA$457.98
FaresIPEA$320.70
FaresIPEA$206.12
FaresIPEA$206.12
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA-$699.51

Other Car Costs

$8,085
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,146.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,146.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,146.83
COMCARIPEA$192.43
COMCARIPEA$189.48
COMCARIPEA$186.48
COMCARIPEA$150.96
COMCARIPEA$145.80
COMCARIPEA$142.08
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$115.44
COMCARIPEA$101.78
COMCARIPEA$99.54
COMCARIPEA$90.68
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$87.66
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$79.58
COMCARIPEA$78.78
COMCARIPEA$73.90
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$72.92
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$41.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$39.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$31.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$28.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.59
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$21.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50

Travel Allowance

$1,452
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00

Telecommunications

$1,051
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$198.75
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$168.24
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$149.69
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$140.91
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$140.91
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$140.91
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$120.00
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$104.54
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA-$112.73

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