Urologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an urologist is $218,400 per annum, before tax, up $45,300 since 2018.
Pay depends heavily on how the week is split between salaried public hospital work and private practice, where surgeons bill per procedure and consult. Procedural volume, on-call load, sub-specialty and the enterprise agreement covering your public hospital all move the figure. Early in training, earnings sit much closer to other hospital doctors than to a consultant's income.
How to negotiate a higher urologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time urologist salary is $218,400; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Urologists 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 urologist 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."
Urologist salary questions
How much do urologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an urologist is $218,400 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is urologist pay rising or falling?
The median urologist salary is up $45,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.