
$4,195,743
14 years tracked
$2,651,308
13 years of data
Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ar-DURN; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician and activist who was the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. She was a member of Parliament (MP) as a list MP from 2008 to 2017 and for Mount Albert from 2017 to 2023. Born and raised in Hamilton, Ardern grew up in Morrinsville and Murupara. She joined the New Zealand Labour Party at the age of 17. After graduating from the University of Waikato in 2001, Ardern worked as a researcher in the office of then-New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. She later worked in London as an adviser in the Cabinet Office during Tony Blair's premiership. In 2008, Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. Ardern was first elected as an MP in the 2008 general election, when Labour lost power after nine years. She was later elected to represent the Mount Albert electorate in a by-election on 25 February 2017.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2022 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister |
| 2021 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2020 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2018 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2017 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Leader of the Opposition; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $154,500 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $151,200 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| 2008 | Member of Parliament (List) Also: Member of Parliament (List); Labour | List MP | $0 |
| Total Career Earnings (14 years) | $4,195,743 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2023 | Minister | - | $537 | $5,616 | $3,477 | - | $113,300 | $122,930 |
| 2022 | Minister | - | $2,391 | $23,441 | $68,834 | - | $600,427 | $695,095 |
| 2021 | Minister | - | $1,689 | $25,832 | $70,565 | - | - | $98,086 |
| 2020 | Minister | - | $5,415 | $27,154 | $71,459 | - | $246 | $104,274 |
| 2019 | Minister | - | $3,016 | $43,531 | $112,112 | - | $264,717 | $423,377 |
| 2018 | Minister | $6,904 | $3,006 | $31,466 | $174,044 | $82,795 | $234,058 | $518,464 |
| 2017 | Minister | $30,981 | - | $39,032 | $56,365 | $99,691 | $6,128 | $232,198 |
| 2016 | MP | $27,923 | - | $30,014 | $16,005 | $75,166 | - | $131,592 |
| 2015 | MP | $27,923 | - | $30,808 | $15,392 | $75,563 | - | $97,220 |
| 2014 | MP | $22,445 | - | $28,461 | $13,048 | $64,862 | - | $64,862 |
| 2013 | MP | $16,891 | - | $33,054 | $17,942 | $69,331 | $1,767 | $69,331 |
| 2012 | MP | $16,852 | - | $27,681 | $15,267 | $61,233 | - | $75,136 |
| 2011 | MP | $3,600 | - | $4,597 | $1,175 | $9,372 | - | $18,744 |
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.