Doctors Salaries Australia

Interestingly, salaries can vary quite significantly from state to state but this Doctors Salaries Australia document gives a guide to what you can expect in terms of remuneration from a position in Australia. Overtime is paid on a “fee for service” as a specialist, or hourly basis for junior staff, so the more you work the more you will be paid.

Salary packaging is a perk that doctors in Australia enjoy to minimise the tax they pay on their base salary. It involves “sacrificing” a portion of your salary and them claiming it back tax free, through your spending on dining out, mortgage payments, computers etc. Each hospital has its own scheme but it greatly increases the amount of money in your pocket and keeps it away from the tax man!