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# Working as a physician in Australia

In Australia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021). Physician is a regulated profession in Australia. Foreign qualifications go through: For eligible applicants under the Competent Authority pathway: apply for provisional registration, complete 12 months of supervised practice, then apply for general registration if all requirements are met. In Australia, physicians are listed on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO 2022).

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: For eligible applicants under the Competent Authority pathway: apply for provisional registration, complete 12 months of supervised practice, then apply for general registration if all requirements are met.
- Recognition authority: Medical Board of Australia, administered by Ahpra.
- Language requirement: Applicants must meet the Medical Board English language skills registration standard; acceptable evidence and routes are set by the current standard.
- Shortage list: 2025 Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO 2022)

## Sources

Competent Authority pathway: international medical graduates apply for registration with the Medical Board; registration categories and eligibility govern practice. — https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Registration/International-Medical-Graduates/Competent-Authority-Pathway
2025 OSL (ANZSCO 2022) row 8 national rating column; all rows with rating S/R/M retained in value — https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025%20Occupation%20Shortage%20List%20-%206%20digit%20ANZSCO%20and%20OSCA.xlsx
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Australia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a8a628d129e503d9740c1e869cc75159]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/australia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-australia-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_1c00ee518bd5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Australia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a8a628d129e503d9740c1e869cc75159},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/australia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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