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

Table 3 Specialist salaries from selected countries for three levels of work experience

		India	UK	USA	Canada	UAE
Radiologist	NCU^a	482,769^e	21,000^h	30,181^k	41,600ⁿ	12,293^q
	NCU^a	969,385	68,000	75,641	66,000	243,416
	Rupee^b	482,769	1,734,214	2,013,886	2,098,336	223,326
	Rupee^b	969,385	5,615,549	5,047,292	3,329,091	4,422,111
	US ($)^c	7235	25,990	30,181	31,447	3347
	US ($)^c	14,528	84,157	75,641	49,891	66,272
	PPP ($)^d	20,324	30,000	30,181	32,756	2534
	PPP ($)^d	40,809	97,143	75,641	51,969	50,168
	% PPP ($) gap over India		47.6	48.5	61.2	− 87.5
	% PPP ($) gap over India		138.0	86.4	27.3	22.9
Anaesthetists	NCU	1,030,500^f	26,350ⁱ	103,457^l	97,394^o	123,650^r
	NCU	1,374,000	102,500	399,879	218,995	1,189,217
	Rupee	1,030,500	2,176,025	6,093,368	4,912,629	2,246,336
	Rupee	1,374,000	8,464,615	26,682,700	11,044,259	21,604,372
	US ($)	15,444	32,611	103,457	73,623	33,665
	US ($)	20,591	126,855	399,879	165,514	323,773
	PPP ($)	43,382	37,643	103,457	76,688	25,484
	PPP ($)	57,843	146,429	399,879	172,406	99,101
	% PPP ($) gap over India		− 13.2	138.5	76.8	− 41.3
	% PPP ($) gap over India		153.1	591.3	198.1	71.3
General surgeon	NCU	924,015^g	26,350^j	116,186^m	60,742^p	12,293^s
	NCU	3,435,000	102,500	393,981	218,954	243,416
	Rupee	924,015	2,176,025	7,752,736	3,063,873	1,139,772
	Rupee	3,435,000	8,464,615	26,289,144	11,044,199	17,721,236
	US ($)	13,848	32,611	116,186	45,917	17,081
	US ($)	51,478	126,855	393,981	165,513	265,578
	PPP ($)	38,899	37,643	116,186	47,828	12,293
	PPP ($)	144,607	146,429	393,981	172,406	201,045
	% PPP ($) gap over India		− 3.2	198.7	23.0	− 68.4
	% PPP ($) gap over India		1.3	172.5	19.2	39.0

^aSalary in own national currency unit
^bAuthor calculations. Indian Rupees using average 2017 to date market rate [44]
^cAuthor calculations. US dollars using average 2017 to date market rate [44]
^dAuthor calculations. International dollar (purchasing power parity, PPP) [12]
^e [3]
^f [56]
^g From starting to 20+ years experience [57]
^h [21]
ⁱ [22]
^j Same speciality level as anaesthetist
^k [58]
^l [59]
^m [60]
ⁿ [58]
^o [61, 62]
^p [63]
^q [64]
^r [65]
^s [66]

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