Other AHPRA health professional
Low $40.00Typical $60.00High $120.00
Rate benchmark
Other AHPRA health professional rates Australia 2026
$60.00typical per hour
Indicative pay ranges for Australian locum other health professionals in the current financial year. What's typical, what drives variance, and how to benchmark your own rate against the market.
Ledger | Indicative 2026 range
Low, typical, and high.
Catch-all band for podiatrists, optometrists, osteopaths, chiropractors, Chinese medicine practitioners, medical radiation practitioners, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners. Rates vary widely. NDIS-aligned professions (podiatry $188.99/hr cap, exercise physiology $161.99/hr cap) can bill up to the price limit; private-pay work sits $40 to $120/hr depending on profession and specialty.
| Rangeper hour | LowIndicative | TypicalIndicative | HighIndicative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative 2026 range (per hour) | $40.00 | $60.00 | $120.00 |
Indicative 2026 range (per hour)
Figures are educated estimates. Sources include: AHPRA profession board guidance; NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 (ndis.gov.au); Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020. Real rates vary by individual contract and market conditions. Sessional doesn't guarantee any specific rate and your individual outcome depends on your negotiation and the workplaces you work with.
01 | Market context
05Rate driversWhat drives the variance
Geography: Regional and remote postings (higher MMM areas) often run 10 to 30% above metro rates to attract cover. Capital-city metros sit near the national mean; rates compress where supply is deepest.
Urgency: Last-minute cover pays more. Workplaces covering a sudden gap often pay 20 to 30% above their standard rate.
Specialty: Out-of-hours, unplanned care, specialist wards, and complex caseload all uplift the base rate.
Volume: Regular weekly bookings are usually offered at a lower rate than ad-hoc shifts in exchange for certainty.
Route to market: Direct bookings pay more than agency routes because no one takes a cut.
02 | Your ledger
04Benchmarking stepsHow to benchmark your own rate
Write down the last ten bookings you accepted and the rate you charged or received.
Break them down by region, urgency, and duration.
Compare each against the typical range above. If you are consistently at or below the low end on standard bookings, you are probably underpriced.
Next time you are asked for your rate on a standard booking at a regional or hard-to-fill workplace, quote the typical figure from the headline above and see what happens. A refusal tells you about the booking, not your rate.
03 | 40 cities
Look up your city
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Last revised 24 April 2026
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