Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income by country
This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded....
What the numbers show
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 3.62 Factor of GDP per capita in United States of America; the lowest is 1.27 Factor of GDP per capita in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2 Factor of GDP per capita, and the mean is 2.29 Factor of GDP per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 96.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 47.3%).
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 3.62 Factor of GDP per capita | 2001 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 2.46 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 3.39 Factor of GDP per capita | 2015 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 2.92 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 2.67 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 4 | Slovenia | 2.11 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 2.61 Factor of GDP per capita | 2021 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 1.74 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 2.41 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2.41 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 2.22 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.15 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 1.99 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.8 Factor of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 1.7 Factor of GDP per capita | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 1.66 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 1.27 Factor of GDP per capita | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita
About this data
This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Specialists include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Salaried hospital nurses include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary. Salaried: Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary. Self-employed: Physicians who are primarily non-salaried. That is, they are either self-employed, or operate independently, usually receiving (mainly) either capitation or fee-for-service reimbursement. For physicians who are both salaried and operate in a self-employed or independent capacity, they are presented in the category under which they receive the majority of their compensation. Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee. NOTE: Average salaries for healthcare professionals are now converted to USD PPPs using PPPs for private consumption to bring them in line with average earnings calculations across the OECD. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.