GP registrars vs interns: How their salaries compare
GP registrars accept a potential $15,000 salary cut after leaving the hospital system as a third-year graduate
GP registrars have lower minimum salaries than interns in all but two Australian states and can legally be paid less than third-year medical graduates anywhere in the country.
A state-by-state comparison of medical enterprise agreements has revealed the financial hit on junior doctors entering GP training – with many potentially losing over $15,000 per year compared to their hospital-based colleagues.
The figures were compiled by the GPRA which is calling for major reforms to the funding of GP training to address the slump in applications.
Under the current national standard, first-year GP registrars have a base salary paid by their practice of just under $77,000 rising to $92,000 in their second term of training.
