Skip to main content

Table 1 Mean of the median hourly occupational wages in the 20 countries, and its standard deviation, minimum, and maximum (wages in standardized USD, indexed to the 2011 level), mean of the occupational wage rank across 20 countries, its standard deviation, minimum, and maximum (1=lowest rank, 16 = highest rank), number of countries in which the occupation ranks highest and ranks lowest, and number of countries with valid observations

From: Health workforce remuneration: comparing wage levels, ranking, and dispersion of 16 occupational groups in 20 countries

 

Standardized hourly wages (USD)

Wage rank (1=lowest, 16 = highest)

Countries with highest rank (n)

Countries with lowest rank (n)

Countries with valid observations (n)

 

Mean wage

SD mean wage

Min. wage

Max. wage

Mean rank

SD rank

Min. rank

Max. rank

   

Medical Doctors

26.02

17.64

3.55

71.01

14.3

2.2

9.0

16.0

7

0

19

Dentists

25.80

24.65

2.95

72.85

13.1

3.3

7.4

16.0

4

0

12

Pharmacists

19.99

14.61

2.45

48.58

12.4

3.7

1.0

16.0

1

1

17

Health Researchers & Educators

16.76

8.47

4.67

35.85

12.7

2.9

4.2

16.0

4

0

20

Health Care Managers

15.86

6.85

3.76

28.92

12.8

2.4

8.5

16.0

4

0

20

Envir. & Occ. Health Professionals

14.02

7.86

2.74

27.67

11.1

2.5

5.0

14.9

0

0

17

Nursing & Midwifery Professionals

13.06

7.84

2.20

24.47

8.0

3.6

3.0

14.9

0

0

20

Physiotherapists

12.47

6.88

3.84

25.63

8.0

3.6

1.0

13.0

0

1

18

Other Health Professionals

12.15

6.12

3.62

22.64

8.0

2.9

4.0

14.9

0

0

20

Health Informatics Technicians

11.77

6.07

4.01

24.70

7.8

3.7

2.0

15.0

0

0

20

Community Health Workers

11.57

6.51

2.02

23.47

6.0

3.5

2.2

13.0

0

0

20

Nurses & Midwifery Associate Professionals

11.41

7.58

1.90

23.42

4.9

3.6

1.0

13.0

0

3

18

Medical and Pharmaceutical Technicians

11.37

5.42

3.84

20.37

7.5

3.1

2.1

14.0

0

0

20

Other Health Associate Professionals

10.39

5.31

2.82

19.00

4.9

2.1

1.0

11.0

0

1

20

Health Care Administration & Operations

9.94

5.18

2.90

19.02

4.6

2.9

1.0

12.5

0

1

20

Personal Care Workers in Health Services

7.82

4.79

1.83

17.65

2.3

2.9

1.0

10.6

0

13

19

Total

14.06

10.55

1.83

72.85

8.5

4.6

1.0

16.0

20

20

300

  1. Source: Data from the WageIndicator survey 2008–2011 (weighted within countries), aggregated for 16 HRH occupations in 20 countries (n=300 occupation/country cells, which are not weighted across countries for the size of the national population or the national HRH workforce).