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Sport and Exercise Physician salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a sport and exercise physician is $197,600 per annum, before tax, up $42,100 since 2018.
Pay depends mostly on how the work is structured. In private practice, income follows patient numbers and procedural work, so ultrasound-guided injections and a steady referral base matter, while salaried hospital and university posts pay less but come with leave, super and protected research time. Club contracts are rarely lucrative on their own, though the visibility they bring can help build a practice, and earnings differ between metropolitan and regional work.
How to negotiate a higher sport and exercise physician salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time sport and exercise physician salary is $197,600; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- 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 sport and exercise 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."
Sport and Exercise Physician salary questions
How much do sport and exercise physicians earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a sport and exercise physician is $197,600 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is sport and exercise physician pay rising or falling?
The median sport and exercise physician salary is up $42,100 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.