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Cardiologist salary in Australia

The median full-time salary for a cardiologist is $234,000 per annum, before tax, up $49,400 since 2018.

Where you work shapes pay more than the title does. Cardiologists employed by public hospitals are paid under state medical officer agreements, which build in loadings for on-call, recall and after-hours work, while income in private practice depends on the fees you set and the Medicare rebates your patients claim. Interventional work carries a different mix of procedural and on-call responsibility from non-invasive imaging and clinic sessions, and many cardiologists hold a part-time public appointment alongside private rooms.

How to negotiate a higher cardiologist salary

• Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time cardiologist salary is $234,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
• Use demand as leverage. Cardiologists 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 cardiologist 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."

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