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Audiologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an audiologist is $104,200 per annum, before tax, up $22,000 since 2018.
Pay varies most with the sector and the funding model: public hospital and community health positions follow an award or enterprise agreement, while private clinics often combine a base salary with bonuses linked to hearing aid sales. Experience, certification level and the amount of diagnostic or cochlear implant work you take on also move the figure, and rural and remote roles sometimes carry extra allowances. Earning more usually means a senior clinical role, managing a clinic or owning a practice.
How to negotiate a higher audiologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time audiologist salary is $104,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Audiologists 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 Clinical assessment and treatment and Patient care and support tend to command a premium over general audiologist 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."
Audiologist salary questions
How much do audiologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an audiologist is $104,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is audiologist pay rising or falling?
The median audiologist salary is up $22,000 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.