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Disability Support Coordinator salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a disability support coordinator is $80,600 per annum, before tax, up $17,100 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Pay depends heavily on who employs you and how the work is funded: provider roles are usually covered by an award or enterprise agreement, while independent coordinators bill against the NDIS price limits and carry their own overheads.
- Experience and caseload matter, and coordinators who take on complex or specialist work, or move into team leadership, tend to earn more.
- Part-time arrangements are common, which changes annual earnings even when the hourly rate is similar.
The median salary rose by $17,100 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.
Roles that pay more than disability support coordinator
The largest typical pay rise is $10,400 a year, moving into Workplace Rehabilitation Consultant.
- Workplace Rehabilitation Consultant+$10,400/yr
- Housing Officer+$8,800/yr
- Behaviour Support Practitioner+$7,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher disability support coordinator salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time disability support coordinator salary is $80,600; 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 Casework and client support and Care planning and coordination tend to command a premium over general disability support coordinator experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Workplace Rehabilitation Consultant pays a typical $10,400 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."
Disability Support Coordinator salary questions
How much do disability support coordinators earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a disability support coordinator is $80,600 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is disability support coordinator pay rising or falling?
The median disability support coordinator salary is up $17,100 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than disability support coordinator?
Workplace Rehabilitation Consultant pays a typical $10,400 a year more and draws on similar skills to disability support coordinator.
Related salaries
- Aged Care Coordinator salary
- Case Manager salary
- Behaviour Support Practitioner salary
- Workplace Rehabilitation Consultant salary
- Housing Officer salary
- Disability Support Worker salary
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.