You don't do yourself any service by talking the salary up, If it is $46K then it is $46K. DTA is based on what a Public Servant is paid. It is paid in lieu of meals, transport allowance and other allowances once included in the award before Howard. In any worthwhile industry, if you work through a meal period, you are paid an allowance. If you work on your day off you are paid. If you work longer that your original shift, you get compensation. When Nurses go for pay claims, do they ever mention the fact that they can salary sacrifice up wards of $15K on anything from housing loans to handbags? Of cause not but this is the equivalent to another 10K in salary. Including load leaving, superannuation etc. in your salary is cringe worthy, don't fall into the trap of talking up your wage.