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Table 2 Medical Doctor salaries from selected countries for three levels of work experience

From: Is there a financial incentive to immigrate? Examining of the health worker salary gap between India and popular destination countries

 

Indiae

UKf

USAi

Canada

UAEl

0–3 years

NCUa

1,177,807

26,614

78,057

57,888j

70,469

1,464,684

30,805

155,910

581,748

Rupeeb

1,177,807

2,197,827

5,208,504

2,919,915

1,280,202

1,464,684

2,543,926

7,864,221

10,568,551

US ($)c

17,651

32,938

78,057

43,759

19,186

21,950

38,124

117,857

158,385

PPP ($)d

49,584

38,020

78,057

45,581

14,524

61,661

44,007

122,764

119,899

% PPP ($) gap over India

− 23.3

57.4

8.1

70.1

− 28.6

26.6

99.1

94.4

5–10 years

NCU

1,439,512

36,461g

109,773

79,822k

82,212

1,876,760

46,203

180,046

857,880

Rupee

1,439,512

3,011,008

7,324,816

4,026,283

1,493,536

1,876,760

3,815,518

9,081,670

15,585,010

US ($)

21,573

45,124

109,773

60,340

22,383

28,126

57,181

382,322

233,564

PPP ($)

60,601

52,087

109,773

62,852

16,944

79,008

66,004

141,769

176,810

% PPP ($) gap over India

− 14.1

81.1

3.7

− 72.0

− 16.5

38.9

79.4

123.8

10–20+ years

NCU

2,301,450

37,923h

145,039

87,804k

119,599

2,878,530

70,718

290,304

855,826

Rupee

2,301,450

3,131,742

9,678,008

4,428,902

2,172,742

2,878,530

5,840,006

14,643,158

15,547,695

US ($)

34,491

46,934

145,039

66,374

32,562

43,139

87,521

 

219,449

233,005

PPP ($)

96,887

54,176

145,039

69,137

24,649

121,181

101,026

 

228,586

176,386

% PPP ($) gap over India

− 44.1

49.7

− 28.6

− 74.5

− 16.6

19.7

88.6

45.6

  1. aSalary in own national currency unit
  2. bAuthor calculations. Indian Rupees using average 2017 to date market rate [44]
  3. cAuthor calculations. US dollars using average 2017 to date market rate [44]
  4. dAuthor calculations. International dollar (purchasing power parity, PPP) [12]
  5. e [3]
  6. f Foundation years 1 and 2 respectively. In the UK, a medical officer is generally classed as a junior doctor [50]
  7. g Doctors continue to work and move onto specialities [50]
  8. hAdditions to basic salaries can be substantial through clinical excellence awards [51]
  9. i [52]
  10. jThe Canadian doctor starter salary is based upon 1–4 years of experience [53]. All Canadian salaries are scaled down by 40% [37]
  11. kAdditional years of experience could not be clearly identified so the same increases for the USA were used as a reasonable proxy [52] but it is acknowledged that some regional variation does apply to Canada [54]
  12. l For doctors, Abu Dhabi generally offers the highest salaries for the country [55]