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Prosthodontist salary in Australia

The median full-time salary for a prosthodontist is $182,000 per annum, before tax, up $38,600 since 2018.

• Income depends heavily on how the practice is set up.
• Specialists in private practice usually charge per case, so earnings move with the number of cases, the complexity of the work and the laboratory costs attached to each restoration, while salaried roles in hospitals, universities and public dental services pay a fixed scale.
• Earnings also build slowly, because a referral base takes years to establish.

How to negotiate a higher prosthodontist salary

• Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time prosthodontist salary is $182,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
• Use demand as leverage. Prosthodontists 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 Clinical assessment and treatment and Patient care and support tend to command a premium over general prosthodontist 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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