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Nuclear Medicine Technologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a nuclear medicine technologist is $106,600 per annum, before tax, up $22,300 since 2018.
In public hospitals, pay follows the state or territory enterprise agreement for medical radiation practitioners, so your classification level and years of experience set the base rate. Shift loadings, on-call allowances and weekend penalties add to it, and private imaging practices set their own rates. Moving into a senior or chief technologist position is the main way the base rate rises.
Roles that pay more than nuclear medicine technologist
The largest typical pay rise is $16,100 a year, moving into Radiographer.
- Radiographer+$16,100/yr
- Sonographer+$16,100/yr
How to negotiate a higher nuclear medicine technologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time nuclear medicine technologist salary is $106,600; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Nuclear Medicine Technologists 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 nuclear medicine technologist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Radiographer pays a typical $16,100 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."
Nuclear Medicine Technologist salary questions
How much do nuclear medicine technologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a nuclear medicine technologist is $106,600 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is nuclear medicine technologist pay rising or falling?
The median nuclear medicine technologist salary is up $22,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than nuclear medicine technologist?
Radiographer pays a typical $16,100 a year more and draws on similar skills to nuclear medicine technologist.