
$3,576,543
16 years tracked
$2,386,518
16 years of data
David William Parker (born 1960) is a New Zealand lawyer, businessman and politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2025. After a career in law and business, Parker entered Parliament by winning the marginal Otago electorate. He was Attorney-General of New Zealand and a senior Cabinet minister in the Sixth Labour Government between 2017 and 2023, holding the posts of Minister for the Environment, Minister of Transport, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister for Economic Development and Associate Minister of Finance. Parker was also a Cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government and a senior figure in the Labour Party opposition between 2008 and 2017, including as deputy leader and interim leader between 2013 and 2014.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $183,827 |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $178,551 |
| 2023 | Minister for the Environment Also: Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister of Oceans and Fisheries; Minister of Revenue; Minister of Transport | Minister (Cabinet) |
| 2022 | Minister for the Environment Also: Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister of Oceans and Fisheries; Minister of Revenue | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2021 | Minister for the Environment Also: Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister of Oceans and Fisheries; Minister of Revenue | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2020 | Minister for the Environment Also: Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister of Oceans and Fisheries; Minister of Revenue; Minister for Trade and Export Growth | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2019 | Minister of Economic Development Also: Minister of Economic Development; Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister for Trade and Export Growth | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2018 | Minister of Economic Development Also: Minister of Economic Development; Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister for Trade and Export Growth | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2017 | Minister of Economic Development Also: Minister of Economic Development; Minister for the Environment; Associate Minister of Finance; Minister for Trade and Export Growth | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $160,024 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $156,800 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $150,700 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,500 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,700 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| 2008 | Attorney-General | Minister (Cabinet) | $243,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (16 years) | $3,576,543 | ||
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 | $17,300 | - | $27,010 | $22,089 | - | - | $67,073 |
| 2024 | MP | $34,754 | - | $44,022 | $16,188 | - | $3,601 | $95,287 |
| 2023 | Minister | $43,823 | $2,542 | $42,104 | $27,821 | - | $10,432 | $126,721 |
| 2022 | Minister | $46,602 | $2,513 | $38,075 | $25,346 | - | $65,156 | $177,693 |
| 2021 | Minister | $45,739 | $1,532 | $27,405 | $23,677 | - | - | $98,353 |
| 2020 | Minister | $44,876 | $3,229 | $35,580 | $24,337 | - | $40,161 | $148,185 |
| 2019 | Minister | $44,876 | $1,927 | $42,703 | $33,354 | - | $293,399 | $416,260 |
| 2018 | Minister | $42,435 | $3,327 | $41,865 | $41,935 | $781 | $236,100 | $365,662 |
| 2017 | Minister | $21,687 | - | $54,686 | $23,621 | $83,998 | $32,851 | $216,843 |
| 2016 | MP | $19,546 | - | $49,872 | $20,437 | $91,180 | - | $157,818 |
| 2015 | MP | $12,691 | - | $43,870 | $17,273 | $75,852 | - | $96,394 |
| 2014 | MP | $19,687 | - | $50,003 | $20,455 | $90,575 | - | $90,575 |
| 2013 | MP | $21,400 | - | $50,745 | $22,123 | $95,446 | - | $95,446 |
| 2012 | MP | $21,590 | - | $51,403 | $17,735 | $91,645 | - | $107,459 |
| 2011 | MP | $5,985 | - | $12,894 | $4,968 | $23,846 | - | $47,693 |
| 2008 | Minister | $17,956 | $2,278 | $18,577 | $35,640 | - | $4,604 | $79,055 |
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.