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Radiation Therapist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a radiation therapist is $98,800 per annum, before tax, up $20,300 since 2018.
Public hospital radiation therapists are paid under state health enterprise agreements, so your classification level and the state you work in both shape your pay. Shift work, on-call and overtime add to the base rate, and private oncology centres often set their own. Experience moves you up the classification scale, and senior planning or team leader roles carry a higher grade again.
Roles that pay more than radiation therapist
The largest typical pay rise is $23,900 a year, moving into Radiographer.
- Radiographer+$23,900/yr
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist+$7,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher radiation therapist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time radiation therapist salary is $98,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Radiation Therapists 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 Care planning and coordination tend to command a premium over general radiation therapist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Radiographer pays a typical $23,900 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."
Radiation Therapist salary questions
How much do radiation therapists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a radiation therapist is $98,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is radiation therapist pay rising or falling?
The median radiation therapist salary is up $20,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than radiation therapist?
Radiographer pays a typical $23,900 a year more and draws on similar skills to radiation therapist.