Country where doctors are paid best: salaries exceed S/1,000,000 per year | highest paid profession | United States | Canada | | World

AdminJanuary 9, 2024

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The 10 countries that took part in the survey are from North America, South America and Europe. Photo: Hasmine Seras/LR/EFE

Although in Latin America the medical profession is not the highest paid in the region – it is behind Software Engineering– a country North America He gives his medical workers large salaries. Survey conducted Medscape allowed us to analyze the salary situation of doctors in 10 countries between North America, South America and Europe.

In its turn, World Inequality Database confirms this situation within this country with its own study, which analyzes the national income of the average 10% of top earners in rich countries.

Despite its enormous importance in society, medicine is not one of the highest paid professions in some countries. Photo: EFE

This country pays its doctors more than S$1,000,000 per year.

The United States is the country that pays its doctors the best, surpassing S$1,000,000 per year (US$352,000). This is evidenced by a survey conducted Medscape healthcare workers in 10 selected countries on different continents: North America, South America and Europe. This is consistent with the study World Inequality Databasewhich analyzes the average national income of the richest 10% of people in the richest countries.

Doctors in the US are paid better than in other major countries. Photo: Continental University

Behind the country still ruled by Joe Biden, he is positioning himself Canada with an average salary that exceeds annual income S/500,000 for these professionals. The North American country’s salaries place its doctors in the top 10% of earners, surpassing the average income for the profession in other countries such as Spain.

World Inequality Database indicates that physician salaries in the United States vary depending on specialty. Example:

Family Medicine (from $292,850 per year)
Internal Medicine (up to $296,656 per year)
Emergency Physicians (can reach $298,978 per year)

Medicine is not the highest paying career in Latin America

Medicine is the second highest paid profession in Latin America, according to a report presented by ISEP University from Mexico. The professionals with the best salaries on the continent are software engineers; Moreover, this is the one that would have Higher demand growth in the next 10 yearsin accordance with US Bureau of Labor.