Locum psychologists, sorted.
Medicare, NDIS, private, and EAP income on one diary. Clinical endorsement premium visible; clinic retention splits honest; your take-home per rebate explicit.
Psychologists in Australia, 2025 to 2026
The market you actually work in
Verified figures for locum psychologists, so you can sense-check a rate card before you sign it.
- $318 per 46 to 60 minute session
- APS recommended fee 2025-26
- $98.95 (item 80000) / $145.25 (80010), both clinical-psychologist items
- Medicare rebate (1 Jul 2025)
- $232.99/hr (no clinical/general split)
- NDIS 2025-26 cap
- $150 to $280/hr with clinical endorsement
- Contractor bill rate
How Sessional helps
Built for how locum psychologists actually work
The admin, compliance, and earnings platform for AHPRA-registered locums and independent contractors. Every agency, every direct clinic, every public pool, source-agnostic.
Clinical endorsement priced correctly
Medicare Better Access item 80010 (clinical, $145.25) vs 80000 (general, $98.95) is a material rate split. Sessional stores your Area of Practice Endorsement and defaults the right Medicare item. Contractor bill rates with endorsement sit $150 to $280/hr; without, $100 to $150/hr.
Clinic retention splits logged honestly
Clinics book locums at 50/60/70% retention of the Medicare rebate or private fee. Sessional stores the agreed split per clinic, shows your effective take-home per rebate, and flags when EAP work (Benestar, Assure, Converge, often $110 to $160 per session) is actually paying less than your direct booking rate.
NDIS billing with no AoPE split
NDIS does not recognise clinical vs general endorsement; the 2025-26 cap is $232.99/hr for both. Sessional applies the cap against the workplace and keeps your NDIS and Medicare income streams separate for BAS and tax planning.
Medico-legal and forensic at the right rate
Medico-legal and forensic work bills $250 to $400/hr. Sessional lets you log per-report work as flat fee rather than hourly, and surfaces GST treatment separately (medico-legal reports are usually GST-inclusive).
Sole trader to company when the income demands
Most psychologists start as sole traders contracting in. At around $180k gross, a Pty Ltd structure may be worthwhile. Sessional models your tax under each structure against current ATO rates so you can time the change sensibly.
State by state
AHPRA is national. Your secondary credentials are not.
AoPE (Area of Practice Endorsement) is national, but NDIS registration, WWCC for paediatric caseload, and state mental-health fee schedules are not. NSW, VIC, and QLD each run separate community mental-health procurement panels with their own rate cards. Sessional stores your current state so the paediatric check label (WWCC vs Blue Card vs WWC Card vs WWVP vs Ochre Card) and the right state fee schedule apply.
AHPRA verified
Your AHPRA number on your profile
Your AHPRA number appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile. Workplaces verify your AHPRA, Psychology Board of Australia registration at a glance. No back-and-forth emails, no chasing paperwork.
Sessional Australia is source-agnostic. Track every channel in one place.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sessional Australia cost for locum psychologists?
Sessional Australia offers three tiers (AUD). Free ($0) covers shift tracking, a public profile, and basic invoicing. Plus ($29.99/month) adds unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and tax planning. Pro ($39.99/month) adds API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting. No commission on any plan.
What does Sessional Australia track for psychologists?
Every shift with date, rate type (hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings), and workplace. Invoices, expenses with ATO cents-per-km, professional documents including your AHPRA registration, and tax planning for sole trader, Pty Ltd, or Trust structures. All income streams (agency, direct, public, NDIS) in one place.
Is Sessional Australia a locum marketplace?
No. Sessional Australia is the admin, compliance, and earnings platform. We do not compete as a marketplace and we do not take a commission on your work. Keep using Wavelength, Medrecruit, Ochre, HealthCare Australia, direct clinic relationships, and any other source that works for you. Sessional unifies the admin side across all of them.
Does Sessional Australia work with AHPRA registration?
Yes. Sessional Australia understands AHPRA registration and your AHPRA number. It appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile, so workplaces can verify your AHPRA, Psychology Board of Australia registration at a glance.
Does Sessional Australia handle percentage-of-billings arrangements?
Yes. Each shift is logged with a rate type: hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings. Percentage-of-billings shifts skip the invoice step because the workplace bills Medicare or the patient and pays you a net share. Sessional handles the split automatically on the earnings dashboard and tax planner.
Plans (AUD)
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Shift diary, public profile, and basic invoicing. Free forever.
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Most popularEarly-access price for the first 3 months, then $29.99/mo. Unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and ATO tax planning.
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Everything in Plus plus API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting.
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