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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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