House · Apr–Jun 2026

Tim Watts

Australian Labor Party · GELLIBRAND · VIC

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$129,073+$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

199th / 280

-27% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$129,073

▼ 7.5% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 44% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($48,973)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% 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

$48,973

—

IPEA

$48,972.85

Employee Travel

$26,469

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$26,469.49

Office Administration

$23,827

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$11,950.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,215.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,050.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,253.51
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,216.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,003.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$535.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$440.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$314.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$218.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$155.69
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$154.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$154.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$151.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$150.61
Publications	IPEA	$100.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$72.97
Publications	IPEA	$68.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$64.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$64.24
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$63.93
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Publications	IPEA	$63.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$54.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$52.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$36.99
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Publications	IPEA	$34.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$29.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.19
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.38
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.79
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.89
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$1.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$129.74

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,739

Fares	IPEA	$1,719.13
Fares	IPEA	$1,108.57
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.70
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.21
Fares	IPEA	$697.36
Fares	IPEA	$697.36
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$562.44
Fares	IPEA	$562.34

Other Car Costs

$7,120

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,348.70
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,348.70
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,348.70
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$222.74
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$136.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$111.30
COMCAR	IPEA	$109.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$107.28
COMCAR	IPEA	$106.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$100.32
COMCAR	IPEA	$95.46
COMCAR	IPEA	$92.88
COMCAR	IPEA	$91.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$84.00
COMCAR	IPEA	$79.56
COMCAR	IPEA	$79.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$78.78
COMCAR	IPEA	$75.65
COMCAR	IPEA	$73.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$72.26
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.89
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$28.97
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$28.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$28.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$27.43
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$27.04
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$25.97
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$24.89
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$23.99
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$21.57
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$21.56
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$17.39
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$16.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$15.55
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$14.62
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$14.09
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$13.91
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$13.37
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$12.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$12.53
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$12.02
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$11.85
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$11.02
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$10.83
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$10.81
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$10.33
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$10.22
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$9.54
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$7.68
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$6.95
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$6.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$5.33
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$4.50
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$3.49
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$3.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$3.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$3.00
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.74
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.15

Travel Allowance

$6,617

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00

Telecommunications

$558

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$131.98
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$130.63
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$104.35
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$95.45
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$95.45

International Travel

-$231

Ministerial Visits

IPEA

-$230.60

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