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Allied Health Assistant salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an allied health assistant is $57,200 per annum, before tax, up $12,200 since 2018.
Most allied health assistants are covered by the Health Professionals and Support Services Award, so pay depends on your classification level and how long you have been in the role. Public hospitals and larger private practices often pay above the award and offer more structured progression, while casual and community-based work can attract loadings instead. Taking on supervisory duties or specialising in one discipline, such as physiotherapy assistance, are the usual ways to move up without leaving the role.
Roles that pay more than allied health assistant
The largest typical pay rise is $42,300 a year, moving into Occupational Therapist.
- Occupational Therapist+$42,300/yr
- Physiotherapist+$41,000/yr
- Aged Care Worker+$34,400/yr
How to negotiate a higher allied health assistant salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time allied health assistant salary is $57,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Patient care and support and Rehabilitation and therapy tend to command a premium over general allied health assistant experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Occupational Therapist pays a typical $42,300 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."
Allied Health Assistant salary questions
How much do allied health assistants earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an allied health assistant is $57,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is allied health assistant pay rising or falling?
The median allied health assistant salary is up $12,200 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than allied health assistant?
Occupational Therapist pays a typical $42,300 a year more and draws on similar skills to allied health assistant.