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Audiologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an audiologist is $104,200 per annum, before tax, up $22,000 since 2018.
- Where you work moves your pay more than your years of experience do, because private clinics that sell hearing aids often add commission or bonuses to a base salary while hospital and community health roles pay fixed bands.
- Ask how any bonus is worked out and whether super and device-fitting incentives are included in the figure you are quoted, since two offers with the same headline salary can leave very different amounts in your account.
The median salary rose by $22,000 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
How to negotiate a higher audiologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time audiologist salary is $104,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Audiologists 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 Clinical assessment and treatment and Patient care and support tend to command a premium over general audiologist 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."
Audiologist salary questions
How much do audiologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an audiologist is $104,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is audiologist pay rising or falling?
The median audiologist salary is up $22,000 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.