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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Zhi Soon

Australian Labor Party · BANKS · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$141,288+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
183rd / 280
-20% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$141,288
▲ 6.8% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 1239% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
5
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($84,542)
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 Administration

$84,542
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20,154.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,314.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12,794.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,225.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,547.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,817.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,204.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$915.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$756.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$611.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$572.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$561.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$552.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$544.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$497.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$476.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$335.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$330.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$327.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$318.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$260.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$245.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$116.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$73.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$36.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$9.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$36.83

Office Facilities

$30,612
—IPEA$30,612.40

Employee Travel

$14,781
Domestic TravelIPEA$14,781.19

Other Car Costs

$5,784
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,483.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,483.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,483.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$99.15
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$56.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$53.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$52.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$46.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$46.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$45.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$44.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$42.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$39.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$39.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$39.07
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$38.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$38.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$37.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$36.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$35.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$35.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$33.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$32.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$32.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$31.62
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$30.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$30.59
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$29.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$28.21
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$27.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$26.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$17.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.70

Travel Allowance

$4,508
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Telecommunications

$1,061
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$348.65
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$346.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$343.85
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45

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