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Myotherapist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a myotherapist is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,900 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- How you are engaged matters more than the headline figure: employees on an award or enterprise agreement are paid an hourly rate, while many myotherapists work as contractors on a split of each consultation fee, so income tracks how many clients they actually see.
- Caseload size, sporting contracts and clients funded through workcover, NDIS or private health extras all shift the mix.
- Part-time work is common in this occupation, so full-time earnings are not what everyone in the job takes home.
The median salary rose by $13,900 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 myotherapist
The largest typical pay rise is $33,200 a year, moving into Physiotherapist.
- Physiotherapist+$33,200/yr
How to negotiate a higher myotherapist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time myotherapist salary is $65,000; 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 Clinical assessment and treatment and Rehabilitation and therapy tend to command a premium over general myotherapist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Physiotherapist pays a typical $33,200 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."
Myotherapist salary questions
How much do myotherapists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a myotherapist is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is myotherapist pay rising or falling?
The median myotherapist salary is up $13,900 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than myotherapist?
Physiotherapist pays a typical $33,200 a year more and draws on similar skills to myotherapist.
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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.