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Medical Physicist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a medical physicist is $117,000 per annum, before tax, up $24,300 since 2018.
Pay comes from the relevant state health service award or enterprise agreement, so scales differ between states and between public and private employers. On-call and after-hours work for treatment machines adds loadings, and accreditation level and seniority move pay more than anything else in this field.
Roles that pay more than medical physicist
The largest typical pay rise is $1,800 a year, moving into Work Health and Safety Officer.
- Work Health and Safety Officer+$1,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher medical physicist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time medical physicist salary is $117,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Medical Physicists 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 Data analysis and Regulatory compliance tend to command a premium over general medical physicist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $1,800 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- 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."
Medical Physicist salary questions
How much do medical physicists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a medical physicist is $117,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is medical physicist pay rising or falling?
The median medical physicist salary is up $24,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than medical physicist?
Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $1,800 a year more and draws on similar skills to medical physicist.