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Staff Specialist / Consultant pay in NSW

The base salary for a staff specialist / consultant in New South Wales’s public hospitals, step by step, from the NSW Staff Specialists award. These are the award’s own rates, not what any job pays.

NSW Staff Specialists award

Rates in force from 1 July 2025. Interim 3% increases while the award is in arbitration before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission; the final decision may change these rates, with back-pay. Source: NSW Health Information Bulletin IB2026_006.

Staff Specialist / Consultant base salary steps, NSW Staff Specialists award
StepBase a year
Staff Specialist, year 1$197,583
Staff Specialist, year 2$209,137
Staff Specialist, year 3$220,686
Staff Specialist, year 4$232,267
Staff Specialist, year 5$243,822

Base salary only: it leaves out on-call, overtime, penalty rates and super, and the 17.4% special allowance and the private practice allowance (20%, 14% or 8% by level), both paid on top of base. With with the 17.4% special allowance and a Level 1 private practice allowance (20%), as NSW advertisements usually quote it, as most ads quote it: $278k–$343k a year.

Current staff specialist / consultant jobs in NSW

98 current jobs: see them all. 88 state their pay, below, as the ad or the board gives it; an ad may pay above the award.

  1. New NBMLHD - Staff Specialist - Addiction Medicine - Medical Lead - Consultant Liaison - D&A - up to 1.0FTE Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  2. New NBMLHD - Staff Specialist - Palliative Medicine - Lifespan - D&A - 0.2FTE Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  3. New STG - Staff Specialist - Anaesthetist - up to 2.0FTE - PPT South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Southern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 9 Nov
  4. New SNSWLHD - Staff Specialist or VMO Anaesthetist - Eurobodalla Regional Hospital Southern NSW Local Health District · Illawarra & South Coast, NSW · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  5. New NBMLHD - Staff Specialist - Public Health Medicine - D&A - 0.2FTE Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  6. New SNSWLHD - Staff Specialist or VMO - Physician General Medicine - Eurobodalla Regional Hospital Southern NSW Local Health District · Illawarra & South Coast, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  7. New NBMLHD - Staff Specialist - Clinical Superintendent - Lifespan - D&A - up to 1.0FTE Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  8. New Senior Medical Officer Co-ordinator - Temporary Part Time - The Sutherland Hospital South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Sutherland, NSW · Part-time $43.83–$44.86/hr Closes 8 Nov
  9. New SNSWLHD - Staff Specialist or VMO - General Practice General Medicine - Eurobodalla Regional Hospital Southern NSW Local Health District · Illawarra & South Coast, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  10. Staff Specialist in Palliative Care - John Hunter Hospital Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Part-time · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 5 Nov
  11. Staff Specialist - Palliative Care (Campbelltown Hospital) - Perm PT 0.4FTE South Western Sydney Local Health District · Campbelltown, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  12. Fixed Term 0.6 FTE Staff Specialist (until 9 January 2028) - Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Western Sydney Local Health District · Blacktown, NSW · Part-time · Board lists it under Medical Positions $198k–$244k Closes 6 Nov
  13. Staff Specialist Endocrinology and Diabetes - Perm 0.4FTE - Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  14. Staff Specialist in Geriatric Medicine - John Hunter Hospital Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 3 Nov
  15. SNSWLHD - Staff Specialist or VMO Anaesthetist - Goulburn Southern NSW Local Health District · Goulburn, NSW · Posted Apr 2026 · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  16. Permanent 0.75FTE Staff Specialist - Maternal Fetal Medicine - Westmead Hospital - WSLHD Western Sydney Local Health District · Westmead, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 4 Nov
  17. Staff Specialist/VMO - Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Murrumbidgee Local Health District · Wagga Wagga, NSW · Posted Aug 2025 · Ad requires medical registration $186k–$230k Closes 22 Nov
  18. Staff Specialist - Gynaecology - Urogynaecology - The Royal Hospital for Women South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Eastern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  19. SCHN - Staff Specialist - Cancer Centre for Children, CHW (eCredential) The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network · Western Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 3 Nov
  20. SESLHD - Staff Specialist - Hereditary Cancer - Cancer Genetics - POWH South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Randwick, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 3 Nov
  21. Staff Specialist Geriatric Medicine - Permanent 0.7FTE - Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  22. Staff Specialist - Diagnostic Radiology - RPAH Sydney Local Health District · Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $148k–$183k Closes 3 Nov
  23. NBMLHD – Staff Specialist – upto 0.4FTE - Clinical Forensic Medicine - Medical Forensic Unit – Primary Care Community Health Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Posted Jan 2026 · Board lists it under Medical Positions $186k–$230k Closes 1 Nov
  24. Staff Specialist - Laboratory Haematology - Westmead Hospital (eCred) NSW Health Pathology · Westmead, NSW · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 1 Nov
  25. Staff Specialist in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, John Hunter Children's Hospitial Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 2 Nov
  26. NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Clinical Ethics Lead - Clinical Ethics Support Service Northern Sydney Local Health District · Northern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 2 Nov
  27. WNSWLHD – Staff Specialist – General Medicine with Subspeciality – Infectious Diseases/ Rheumatology/ Respiratory - Permanent Part-Time 0.5 FTE - Orange Western NSW Local Health District · Orange, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$267k Closes 31 Oct
  28. Staff Specialist - Psychiatry - Community - ESMHS - Perm Part Time up to 0.5 FTE South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Eastern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 22 Nov
  29. SCHN - Staff Specialist - Adolescent Medicine - Trans and Gender Service - Randwick & Westmead (eCredential) The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network · Westmead, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 29 Oct
  30. Staff Specialist - Psychiatry (Consultant Liaison in Pain Clinic) - CRGH Sydney Local Health District · Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 2 Nov
  31. NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Psychiatry - Macquarie Hospital Northern Sydney Local Health District · Northern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Posted Jul 2025 · Ad requires medical registration $186k–$230k Closes 15 Nov
  32. NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Psychiatry - Consultation Liaison and PECC - North Shore Ryde Mental Health Service Northern Sydney Local Health District · Northern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 15 Nov
  33. Staff Specialist - Chemical Pathology - Liverpool Hospital (eCred) NSW Health Pathology · Liverpool, NSW · Part-time · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes Wed 28 Oct
  34. NBMLHD – Staff Specialist – up to 1.0FTE – Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Blue Mountains Hospital Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Blue Mountains, NSW · Part-time · Posted Dec 2023 · Board lists it under Medical Positions $186k–$230k Closes 1 Nov
  35. Staff Specialist - Psychiatry (Community Mental Health) - SLHD Mental Health Services Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 9 Nov
  36. NBMLHD - Staff Specialist - Intensive Care Medicine – Up to 1.0FTE - Nepean Hospital Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Posted Aug 2024 · Ad confirms a doctor's role $186k–$230k Closes 1 Nov
  37. Staff Specialist in General and Acute Medicine, John Hunter Hospital Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Part-time · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes Wed 28 Oct
  38. NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Director Public Health Unit - Northern Sydney Local Health District Northern Sydney Local Health District · Northern Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes Wed 28 Oct
  39. Staff Specialist - Anaesthetics - CRGH Sydney Local Health District · Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  40. ISLHD - Staff Specialist Emergency Medicine Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District · Illawarra & South Coast, NSW · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 8 Nov
  41. Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, John Hunter Hospital - Staff Specialist or Post Graduate Fellow (PICU) Registrar Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes 9 Nov
  42. CCLHD - Staff Specialist in Respiratory Medicine - Wyong General Medicine Central Coast Local Health District · Gosford, NSW · Posted Aug 2024 · Ad confirms a doctor's role $186k–$230k Closes 29 Oct
  43. Staff Specialist in Neonatology, John Hunter Children's Hospital Hunter New England Local Health District · Newcastle, NSW · Board lists it under Medical Positions $198k–$244k Closes 9 Nov
  44. Permanent up to 1.4 FTE Staff Specialist or Fixed Term (until 30/06/2027) Visiting Medical Officer - PCYMHS Community Child and Family MHT - WSLHD Mental Health Service VMO Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  45. Permanent up to 1.2 FTE Staff Specialist or Fixed Term (until 30/06/2027) Visiting Medical Officer - PCYMHS Adolescent Community MH Teams - WSLHD Mental Health Service VMO Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  46. Permanent 0.5 FTE Staff Specialist or Fixed Term (until 30/06/2027) Visiting Medical Officer - PCYMHS Safeguards Team - WSLHD Mental Health Service VMO Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  47. NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine - Ryde Hospital Northern Sydney Local Health District · Ryde, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes today, 26 Oct
  48. Permanent 0.4 FTE Staff Specialist or Fixed Term (until 30/06/2027) Visiting Medical Officer - PCYMHS - Whole Family Team - WSLHD Mental Health Service VMO Western Sydney Local Health District · Western Sydney, NSW · Part-time · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes tomorrow, 27 Oct
  49. SESLHD - Staff Specialist - Psychiatry - CAMHS - St George Hospital Mental Health South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Southern Sydney, NSW · Ad requires medical registration $198k–$244k Closes 15 Nov
  50. Fixed Term (until 5/01/2027) 0.5 FTE Staff Specialist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Blacktown Hospital Western Sydney Local Health District · Blacktown, NSW · Part-time · Ad confirms a doctor's role $198k–$244k Closes today, 26 Oct