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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Zali Steggall

Independent · WARRINGAH · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$200,860+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
55th / 258
+43% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$200,860
Quarters on record
28
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($104,861)
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)$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

$104,861
—IPEA$104,860.53

Office Administration

$55,059
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,135.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,090.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,019.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,225.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,993.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,993.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,993.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,850.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,125.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$960.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$947.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$765.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$675.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$571.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$462.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$381.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$340.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$323.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$159.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$144.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.31
PublicationsIPEA$108.18
PublicationsIPEA$106.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$58.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.22
PublicationsIPEA$33.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.88
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
PublicationsIPEA$19.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$34.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$102.27

Employee Travel

$25,490
Domestic TravelIPEA$25,489.99

Other Car Costs

$6,451
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,959.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,959.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,959.03
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$129.92
COMCARIPEA$115.74
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$38.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$15.00

Travel Allowance

$5,796
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$1,869
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$617.15

Telecommunications

$712
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$224.11
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$187.91
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$180.25
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$120.00

Family Travel

$622
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$621.93

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