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Medical Physicist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a medical physicist is $117,000 per annum, before tax, up $24,300 since 2018.
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- Pay comes from the relevant state health service award or enterprise agreement, so scales differ between states and between public and private employers.
- On-call and after-hours work for treatment machines adds loadings, and accreditation level and seniority move pay more than anything else in this field.
The median salary rose by $24,300 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 medical physicist
The largest typical pay rise is $1,800 a year, moving into Work Health and Safety Officer.
- Work Health and Safety Officer+$1,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher medical physicist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time medical physicist salary is $117,000; 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 Data analysis and Regulatory compliance tend to command a premium over general medical physicist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $1,800 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."
Medical Physicist salary questions
How much do medical physicists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a medical physicist is $117,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is medical physicist pay rising or falling?
The median medical physicist salary is up $24,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than medical physicist?
Work Health and Safety Officer pays a typical $1,800 a year more and draws on similar skills to medical physicist.
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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.