
$3,344,133
13 years tracked
$1,434,009
13 years of data
Carmel Jean Sepuloni (born 1977) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 20th deputy prime minister of New Zealand. A member of the Labour Party, she was first elected to Parliament in 2008 for a three-year term as a list Member of Parliament (MP) and was re-elected as MP for Kelston in 2014. In 2023, she was elected as the deputy leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Kelvin Davis. Sepuloni is New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent. She was a senior minister in the Sixth Labour Government under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, holding office as Minister for Social Development throughout the government's term and additionally serving as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister for ACC, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Minister for Disability Issues and Minister for Pacific Peoples. She became deputy prime minister in January 2023 when the Labour leadership switched to Chris Hipkins.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Leader of Opposition | $316,100 |
| 2024 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Leader of Opposition | $310,000 |
| 2023 | Deputy Prime Minister Also: Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for ACC; Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Auckland; Acting Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region); Minister for Social Development and Employment; Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
| $334,731(highest) |
| 2022 | Minister for ACC Also: Minister for ACC; Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Minister for Social Development and Employment | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2021 | Minister for ACC Also: Minister for ACC; Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Minister for Social Development and Employment | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2020 | Minister for ACC Also: Minister for ACC; Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples; Minister for Social Development; Minister for Social Development and Employment | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2019 | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Also: Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples; Minister for Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2018 | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Also: Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples; Minister for Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2017 | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Also: Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Disability Issues; Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples; Minister for Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $160,024 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $156,800 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $150,700 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (13 years) | $3,344,133 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2025 | MP | $19,600 | - | $50 | $47,786 | - | $13,611 | $68,977 |
| 2024 | MP | $26,166 | - | $39,355 | $15,804 | - | $5,295 | $86,675 |
| 2023 | Minister | $43,823 | $4,800 | $40,223 | $62,672 | - | $16,907 | $168,425 |
| 2022 | Minister | $42,904 | $1,243 | $27,401 | $33,593 | - | $52,228 | $157,371 |
| 2021 | Minister | $32,018 | $2,281 | $18,288 | $26,378 | - | - | $78,965 |
| 2020 | Minister | $31,414 | $2,516 | $30,159 | $32,923 | - | $40 | $97,053 |
| 2019 | Minister | $31,414 | $1,930 | $38,820 | $49,343 | - | $48,763 | $170,270 |
| 2018 | Minister | $36,111 | $1,923 | $35,637 | $51,850 | $110 | $59,539 | $185,170 |
| 2017 | Minister | $21,983 | - | $27,715 | $29,811 | $62,861 | $5,636 | $148,005 |
| 2016 | MP | $19,546 | - | $30,963 | $21,432 | $73,732 | - | $128,089 |
| 2015 | MP | $19,546 | - | $32,867 | $20,013 | $75,228 | $6,874 | $102,528 |
| 2014 | MP | $5,496 | - | $10,882 | $1,814 | $18,460 | - | $18,460 |
| 2011 | MP | $3,120 | - | $4,828 | $3,993 | $12,080 | - | $24,021 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.