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Genetic Counsellor salary in Australia

The median full-time salary for a genetic counsellor is $104,000 per annum, before tax, up $21,500 since 2018.

• Pay usually follows the state health department enterprise agreement covering your hospital or service, so it moves with your classification and years of experience rather than with individual negotiation.
• Senior clinical roles, team leadership and positions in private genetics practices or laboratories sit higher.
• Part-time work is common in hospital genetics services, so advertised salaries are often quoted as full-time equivalents.

How to negotiate a higher genetic counsellor salary

• Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time genetic counsellor salary is $104,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
• Use demand as leverage. Genetic Counsellors 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 Counselling and support work and Health education and advice tend to command a premium over general genetic counsellor 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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