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Radiation Therapist salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a radiation therapist is $98,800 per annum, before tax, up $20,300 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Public hospital pay follows the state or territory health agreement, where shift and weekend penalties, after-hours loadings and senior classifications lift the total above the base rate.
- Private departments work to their own agreements, and the extras you might expect for evening or weekend work can be folded into a higher salary instead.
- Ask an employer whether a quoted figure assumes a straight Monday-to-Friday roster or includes penalty rates.
The median salary rose by $20,300 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 radiation therapist
The largest typical pay rise is $23,900 a year, moving into Radiographer.
- Radiographer+$23,900/yr
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist+$7,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher radiation therapist salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time radiation therapist salary is $98,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Radiation Therapists 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 Patient care and support and Clinical assessment and treatment tend to command a premium over general radiation therapist experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Radiographer pays a typical $23,900 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."
Radiation Therapist salary questions
How much do radiation therapists earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a radiation therapist is $98,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is radiation therapist pay rising or falling?
The median radiation therapist salary is up $20,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than radiation therapist?
Radiographer pays a typical $23,900 a year more and draws on similar skills to radiation therapist.
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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.