Salaries are not very high in comparison with those in clinical medicine, especially if you are working in a university setting. During Basic Training, trainees are provided with a non-taxable study grant of $38,000 in the first year and $39,000 in the second year. These amounts are equivalent to taxable incomes of $49,060 and $50,550 respectively. During Advanced Training, each trainee enters into an employment contract with the training site employer and there is no standardised salary level, although it would usually be similar to the RMO pay scale for a 40-hour week. Indicative salaries for public health physicians range between $105,000 - $150,000 and employment contracts usually provide for a generous amount of study leave. There is little or no on-call work except for Medical Officers of Health.