GPs paid more than anaesthetists for hospital locum jobs — see the list
Psychiatrists topped the list, while gastroenterologists were at the bottom.
GPs rank seventh out of 15 specialties for hospital locum pay rates, averaging $234 an hour, an agency has found.
Data on more than 4500 job orders between October 2024 and June 2025 put GPs above anaesthetists, based on 261 GP jobs.
Psychiatrists ranked first at $294 an hour on average and gastroenterologists last at $128 an hour (see full list below).
The high rates for psychiatrists had been steady over time and seemed unrelated to the NSW psychiatry crisis, said surgical registrar Dr Louis Sisk, the founder of Medlo, which compiled the data.
