GP job satisfaction and challenges

GP job satisfaction has remained steady over the last year. Seventy-one per cent of GPs state they are satisfied with their job, a slight decrease from 73% in 2024 (Figure 38).

Overall job satisfaction — Measure: Proportion of GP responses to the question, ‘How would you rate your overall job satisfaction?’
Sample: Practising GPs 2023 n=2050, 2024 n=3006, 2025 n=2416
Source: The Navigators, RACGP Health of the Nation survey April/May 2025

Job satisfaction is influenced by age, gender and career stage. Across all age cohorts, female GPs are slightly more likely to be satisfied with their job (72%) than male GPs (69%). After the age of 65, male GPs have comparable levels of satisfaction with female GPs, each with 78% overall satisfaction (Figure 38). It is notable that male GPs aged between 45 and 54 are the least satisfied of all GP cohorts, with only 64% saying they are very or moderately satisfied with their job.

GPs aged over 65 had the overall highest job satisfaction rate (78%), followed by GPs under 35 (74%) (Figure 39).

. Job satisfaction by age and gender of GP — Measure: Proportion of GP responses to the question, ‘How would you rate your overall job satisfaction?’
Sample: Practising GPs 2025 n=2416, under 35 years female n=121, under 35 years male n=71, 35–44 years female n=442, 35–44 years male n=263, 45–54 years female n=512, 45–54 years male n=292, 55–64 years female n=411, 55–64 years female n=317, 65 or older female n=201, 65 or older male n=339
Source: The Navigators, RACGP Health of the Nation survey April/May 2025

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GP job satisfaction and challenges

Figure 38. Overall job satisfaction

Figure 39. Job satisfaction by age and gender of GP