Are physicians overpaid? Relative to what? Are teachers underpaid? There will never be agreement.
But the answer is no and no.
The value these professions can create is immense when the good ones do their magic, but it’s hard to measure and impossible to accurately compensate.
United States physicians make far more on average than their counterparts in 10 other countries, according to Medscape’s survey of physicians in North America, South America, and Europe.
Whereas US doctors averaged $352,000 per year in salary, the country closest in pay was Canada ($273,000). The lowest-paying country was Mexico, at $19,000. In Germany, which has the highest pay among the European countries in the survey, doctors make $160,000 on average.
Medscape surveyed full-time, practicing physicians in 11 countries not only about their pay and net worth, but also about how they feel about their pay and their jobs. All currencies were converted to US dollars for comparison.
Also, governments in several countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain, employ physicians, who provide many services at no charge under a national health plan.
Click on the links to learn more about the differences in pay.
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I looked at a survey a few months ago and the income for docs in Switzerland was comparable to the US annd there the only one close. The Medscape survey doesn’t disagree.
Considering that nurses have wised up and are getting more pay and I can only assume the rest of the related jobs will be following suit; there is no relief on healthcare spending in this country.
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