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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Varun Ghosh

Australian Labor Party · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$140,910+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
186th / 280
-20% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$140,910
▲ 9.1% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 29% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
10
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($41,692)
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 Facilities

$41,692
—IPEA$41,691.83

Employee Travel

$39,875
Domestic TravelIPEA$39,875.47

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$38,913
FaresIPEA$2,576.39
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,452.15
FaresIPEA$2,382.62
FaresIPEA$2,360.32
FaresIPEA$2,081.83
FaresIPEA$1,936.45
FaresIPEA$1,462.20
FaresIPEA$1,433.02
FaresIPEA$1,374.21
FaresIPEA$1,351.46
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,020.89
FaresIPEA$1,020.89
FaresIPEA$955.20
FaresIPEA$619.08
FaresIPEA$542.69
FaresIPEA$279.10

Travel Allowance

$12,438
Travel AllowanceIPEA$4,186.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,281.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00

Other Car Costs

$6,117
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$901.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$901.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$901.81
COMCARIPEA$250.86
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$128.76
COMCARIPEA$115.50
COMCARIPEA$108.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.50
COMCARIPEA$96.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.20
COMCARIPEA$93.24
COMCARIPEA$91.23
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$84.36
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$72.90
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Office Administration

$1,374
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$245.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$206.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$106.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.07

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$322
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$292.30
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.88

Telecommunications

$177
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$68.10
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$59.20
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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