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Rehabilitation Medicine Physician salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a rehabilitation medicine physician is $200,200 per annum, before tax, up $42,700 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Public hospital specialists are paid on their state or territory health department medical officer agreement, so pay depends heavily on which system employs you and where you sit on the staff specialist scale.
- Private practice works differently, with income tied to how many patients you see and how they are billed through Medicare or insurers, while salaried roles trade that for paid leave, super and a defined on-call roster.
- Teaching, research and medico-legal reporting can be added to either setting.
The median salary rose by $42,700 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.
How to negotiate a higher rehabilitation medicine physician salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time rehabilitation medicine physician salary is $200,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians are on the skills shortage list for regional areas, 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 Care planning and coordination tend to command a premium over general rehabilitation medicine 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."
Rehabilitation Medicine Physician salary questions
How much do rehabilitation medicine physicians earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a rehabilitation medicine physician is $200,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is rehabilitation medicine physician pay rising or falling?
The median rehabilitation medicine physician salary is up $42,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
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