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House · Jan-Mar 2026
Tim Watts
Australian Labor Party · GELLIBRAND · VIC
Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate$139,500+$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
131st / 258
-1% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$139,500
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 ($43,723)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
Remuneration breakdown
Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 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
$43,723| — | IPEA | $43,723.00 |
Office Administration
$42,355| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $16,574.93 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $11,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $3,650.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,966.44 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,636.19 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,246.07 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,245.15 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,125.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $600.00 |
| Publications | IPEA | $499.09 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $395.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $375.27 |
| Publications | IPEA | $340.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $218.18 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $210.00 |
| Publications | IPEA | $145.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $71.06 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $69.55 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $68.19 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $67.78 |
| Publications | IPEA | $63.63 |
| Publications | IPEA | $63.63 |
| Publications | IPEA | $63.63 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $48.95 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $43.42 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $36.09 |
| Publications | IPEA | $34.08 |
| Publications | IPEA | $34.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.91 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.80 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.68 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.67 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.57 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $30.41 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $29.94 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $28.71 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $28.51 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $25.70 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $24.89 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $22.51 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $22.15 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $19.49 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $16.10 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $15.46 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.39 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.28 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.54 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.94 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.65 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.43 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.21 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.77 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.63 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.33 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.02 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.01 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.01 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.98 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.94 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.34 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.32 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.12 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.02 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$1.29 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$4.55 |
Employee Travel
$18,872| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $11,759.41 |
| International Travel | IPEA | $7,112.61 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$11,656| Fares | IPEA | $1,220.02 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,025.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,025.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,025.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,025.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,025.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,016.46 |
| Fares | IPEA | $851.43 |
| Fares | IPEA | $842.68 |
| Fares | IPEA | $674.79 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $646.91 |
| Fares | IPEA | $617.15 |
Travel Allowance
$7,728| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,610.00 |
| 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 |
International Travel
$7,113| Representing Australia | IPEA | $7,112.61 |
Other Car Costs
$7,009| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,348.70 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,348.70 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,348.70 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $139.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $136.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $130.62 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $108.42 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $97.32 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $91.32 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $90.66 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $88.44 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $86.22 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $85.92 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $77.70 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $72.01 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $36.88 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $33.15 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $30.52 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $30.05 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $28.62 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $28.62 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $28.47 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $27.83 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $27.81 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $26.96 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $26.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $26.67 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $26.57 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $26.45 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $25.89 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $24.93 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $24.36 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $22.81 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $22.66 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $22.65 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $22.46 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $21.25 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $21.12 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $20.86 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $17.89 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $16.91 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $16.85 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $16.46 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.38 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.28 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $12.52 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $12.39 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $12.15 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $12.14 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $11.85 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $11.33 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $11.22 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $8.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $7.70 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $7.65 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $5.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.04 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3.42 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3.16 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3.16 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $3.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $2.11 |
Telecommunications
$1,044| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $450.90 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $126.99 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $110.57 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $95.45 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $95.45 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $95.45 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $68.85 |
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