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Exercise Physiologist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an exercise physiologist is $96,100 per annum, before tax, up $19,800 since 2018.
- Where you work changes what you earn: hospital and community health roles pay against a set award, while private practices often combine a base salary with a share of what you bill.
- Ask how super is treated, and whether you're paid for admin, travel between clients and late cancellations.
- Contracting is common in this field, so check who covers indemnity insurance, room hire and the gap when someone doesn't turn up.
The median salary rose by $19,800 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 exercise physiologist
The largest typical pay rise is $22,700 a year, moving into Work Health and Safety Officer.
- Work Health and Safety Officer+$22,700/yr
- Physiotherapist+$2,100/yr
How to negotiate a higher exercise physiologist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time exercise physiologist salary is $96,100; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Exercise Physiologists are on the skills shortage list for regional areas, 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 Care planning and coordination tend to command a premium over general exercise physiologist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $22,700 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."
Exercise Physiologist salary questions
How much do exercise physiologists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an exercise physiologist is $96,100 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is exercise physiologist pay rising or falling?
The median exercise physiologist salary is up $19,800 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than exercise physiologist?
Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $22,700 a year more and draws on similar skills to exercise physiologist.
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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.