Daniel Andrews gets a touch under $300,000, and the lowliest backbencher gets $148,000.
On top of that, all 128 of our state's members of parliament are entitled to expenses of between $11,857 and $62,248 a year.
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But they don't want you to know how generous their expenses are: you won't find it on a government website and you can't request it under freedom of information – parliament is exempt.
So what do state MPs get paid?
All MPs get a basic salary of $148,210. Senior office holders also get what the parliament calls an "additional salary", worth up to 100 per cent of the basic salary. They get a car. If they don't want a car, they get between $16,500 and $25,000 extra.
They also get a so-called expense allowance, to cover non-specific costs.
Here are some of the pay rates:
But wait there's more. In addition to salary and expense allowances, MPs are entitled to a range of different perks. Here are some of the main ones.
Electorate Allowance:
Small electorate: $38,148
Medium-sized electorate: $41,420
Big and very big electorates: $45,698
Additional commercial transport allowance for larger electorates:
Big electorate: $5643
Very big electorate: $11,554
Second residence allowance (for MPs living 80km+ from Melbourne):
Premier: $50,241
Deputy Premier: $43,960
Minister/senior office holders: $37,678
Other MPs: $25,120
Overnight stay in Melbourne allowance:
MPs with a "home base" outside Melbourne can claim reimbursement for accommodation expenses when on parliamentary business in the city, worth up to $276 per night.