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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner is $80,600 per annum, before tax, up $16,700 since 2018.
Pay follows the enterprise agreement covering your employer, so a state or territory health department and an Aboriginal community controlled health service can set different scales for the same work. Remote and rural positions often attract loadings and subsidised housing, which add more to a package than the base rate suggests. Moving into a senior clinical, team leader or program role is the usual way earnings rise.
How to negotiate a higher aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner salary is $80,600; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners are on the national skills shortage list, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Patient care and support and Clinical assessment and treatment tend to command a premium over general aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner salary questions
How much do aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioners earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner is $80,600 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner pay rising or falling?
The median aboriginal and torres strait islander health practitioner salary is up $16,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.