A surgeon’s salary is amongst the highest for doctor jobs in Australia. According to the Australian Taxation Office’s latest figures, surgeons have the highest national taxable salary, hauling in an average of $394,866. This makes them the best paid in Australia (and in the medical profession). Anaesthetists are a close second at $367,343. Roles in the medical profession are well-remunerated and some physicians working in private practice can earn as much as $600,000 per year. Compare this to the national average taxable income of $59,014 – a surgeon’s salary is on average six times more and most doctors are in the top ten percent of earners in the country.
There are many factors affecting how much you’ll get paid as a surgeon: salary packaging, hours worked, qualifications and experience, to name just a few. Surgeons working in major metropolitan areas can be among the highest earners, but there’s generous salaries on offer to tempt surgeons into more rural areas too.
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