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Resident Medical Officer salary in Australia

The median full-time salary for a resident medical officer is $104,000 per annum, before tax, up $22,000 since 2018.

• Pay is set by the state or territory health department enterprise agreement you are employed under, so the same job can pay differently depending on where you work.
• Penalty rates for nights, weekends and public holidays, plus overtime, add a substantial amount on top of base pay, and rural and remote placements often attract additional loadings.
• Pay steps up again once you enter a specialist training program, because registrars are paid at a higher level than residents.

Roles that pay more than resident medical officer

The largest typical pay rise is $327,200 a year, moving into Anaesthetist.

• Anaesthetist+$327,200/yr
• Surgeon+$99,100/yr
• Emergency Physician+$98,800/yr

How to negotiate a higher resident medical officer salary

• Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time resident medical officer salary is $104,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
• Use demand as leverage. Resident Medical Officers 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 resident medical officer experience, name them specifically when you ask.
• Bring a real alternative to the table. Anaesthetist pays a typical $327,200 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."

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