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Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate$161,155+$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
159th / 280
-9% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$161,155
▲ 21% vs Jan-Mar 2026
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($61,255)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
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
Employee Travel
$61,255| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $61,255.31 |
Office Facilities
$38,052| — | IPEA | $38,052.21 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$17,425| Fares | IPEA | $1,420.38 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,391.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,369.64 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,368.21 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,294.24 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,217.79 |
| Fares | IPEA | $868.07 |
| Fares | IPEA | $769.17 |
| Fares | IPEA | $714.80 |
| Fares | IPEA | $534.02 |
| Fares | IPEA | $447.32 |
| Fares | IPEA | $365.58 |
| Fares | IPEA | $184.80 |
| Fares | IPEA | $130.56 |
| Fares | IPEA | $100.00 |
Travel Allowance
$16,169| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $3,864.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $3,542.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $3,220.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,636.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,377.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,377.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $484.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $395.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $363.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $363.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | -$363.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | -$1,377.00 |
Office Administration
$11,041| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7,000.00 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,650.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1,000.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $154.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $136.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $132.85 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $109.60 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $78.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $59.90 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $55.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $46.59 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $41.77 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $40.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $36.53 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $31.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $27.04 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $23.49 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $23.49 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $23.19 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $21.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.33 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.33 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $18.96 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $18.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $17.92 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $17.91 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.87 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.84 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.22 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.64 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.57 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.44 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.06 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.02 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $12.64 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $12.10 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $11.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $11.20 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.29 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.22 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.53 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.17 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.52 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.43 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $3.05 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.88 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.57 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.13 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.70 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.66 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.44 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.06 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.05 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.64 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.28 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$37.05 |
Family or Nominee Travel
$9,829| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,369.64 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,312.42 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $1,277.70 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $776.43 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $776.42 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $724.99 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $447.82 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $245.64 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $221.07 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | IPEA | $52.17 |
Other Car Costs
$6,745| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,539.18 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,539.18 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,539.18 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $196.26 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $185.48 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $180.08 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $138.09 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $124.32 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $122.61 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $117.66 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $108.78 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $95.46 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $93.24 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $86.58 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $85.14 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Parking | IPEA | $61.08 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
Telecommunications
$365| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $152.45 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $152.09 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $60.00 |
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$273| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $192.90 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $61.77 |
| Parliamentary Duties | IPEA | $18.54 |
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