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Obstetrician and Gynaecologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an obstetrician and gynaecologist is $187,200 per annum, before tax, up $38,700 since 2018.
Public hospital specialists are paid under state and territory medical officer agreements, so your classification, years of service and on-call load all move the figure. In private practice, earnings depend on how much procedural and obstetric work you take on and whether you run your own rooms with the costs that come with them. Subspecialty training in fertility, maternal and fetal medicine or gynaecological oncology can shift earnings again, and it adds years before you get there.
How to negotiate a higher obstetrician and gynaecologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time obstetrician and gynaecologist salary is $187,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Obstetrician and Gynaecologists 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 obstetrician and gynaecologist 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."
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist salary questions
How much do obstetrician and gynaecologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an obstetrician and gynaecologist is $187,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is obstetrician and gynaecologist pay rising or falling?
The median obstetrician and gynaecologist salary is up $38,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.