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Public Health Physician salary in Australia

The median full-time salary for a public health physician is $176,800 per annum, before tax, up $37,500 since 2018.

• Most public health physicians are paid under state and territory health department agreements or public service classifications, so the grade of the role matters more than the job title.
• Seniority, whether the position carries a clinical component, and whether it sits in a hospital, a department or a university all move the figure.

How to negotiate a higher public health physician salary

• Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time public health physician salary is $176,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
• Use demand as leverage. Public Health Physicians 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 Data analysis and Statistical modelling tend to command a premium over general public health physician 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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