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Clinical Geneticist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a clinical geneticist is $200,200 per annum, before tax, up $41,800 since 2018.
Most clinical geneticists are salaried hospital specialists, so pay follows the state or territory medical officer award and any enterprise agreement, and it rises with years of service and seniority. A staff specialist appointment, a head of department role, private consulting or an academic post shifts the figure more than location does. Because clinical genetics is largely an outpatient specialty, penalty rates and on-call load are usually lighter than in procedural fields.
How to negotiate a higher clinical geneticist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time clinical geneticist salary is $200,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Clinical Geneticists 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 clinical geneticist 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."
Clinical Geneticist salary questions
How much do clinical geneticists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a clinical geneticist is $200,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is clinical geneticist pay rising or falling?
The median clinical geneticist salary is up $41,800 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.