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Radiographer salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a radiographer is $122,700 per annum, before tax, up $25,400 since 2018.
- Your base rate comes from the award or enterprise agreement, and the loadings on top are what change the figure: evenings, weekends, public holidays and on-call standby all add in public hospitals.
- Private practices more often pay a flat salary, so ask how after-hours and on-call work is paid before you sign anything.
- Specialising in CT, MRI or interventional work usually lifts the rate, and locum contracts pay more again in exchange for short placements and travel.
The median salary rose by $25,400 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 radiographer
The largest typical pay rise is $95,700 a year, moving into Radiologist.
- Radiologist+$95,700/yr
How to negotiate a higher radiographer salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time radiographer salary is $122,700; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Radiographers 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 Diagnostic testing and imaging and Patient care and support tend to command a premium over general radiographer experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Radiologist pays a typical $95,700 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."
Radiographer salary questions
How much do radiographers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a radiographer is $122,700 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is radiographer pay rising or falling?
The median radiographer salary is up $25,400 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than radiographer?
Radiologist pays a typical $95,700 a year more and draws on similar skills to radiographer.
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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.