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Pathology Collector salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a pathology collector is $80,000 per annum, before tax, up $16,700 since 2018.
- Across a year, your roster changes what the work pays more than the hourly rate does.
- Hospital and health service posts usually sit under an enterprise agreement that pays penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and on-call, while community collection centres tend to run weekday hours with fewer loadings.
- Ask before you sign how travel between home visits is handled and whether on-call time is paid or expected.
The median salary rose by $16,700 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 pathology collector
The largest typical pay rise is $34,000 a year, moving into Registered Nurse.
- Registered Nurse+$34,000/yr
- Medical Laboratory Scientist+$26,900/yr
- Laboratory Technician+$13,300/yr
How to negotiate a higher pathology collector salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time pathology collector salary is $80,000; 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 Patient care and support and Infection control and hygiene tend to command a premium over general pathology collector experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Registered Nurse pays a typical $34,000 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."
Pathology Collector salary questions
How much do pathology collectors earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a pathology collector is $80,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is pathology collector pay rising or falling?
The median pathology collector salary is up $16,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than pathology collector?
Registered Nurse pays a typical $34,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to pathology collector.
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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.