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Remuneration of health professionals

<p>This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals <strong>by category</strong> (<em>ie.</em> general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and <strong>by status </strong>(<em>ie.</em> salaried and self-employed).</p>

<p><strong>General practice</strong> includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded.</p>

<p><strong>Specialists </strong>include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded.</p>

<p><strong>Salaried hospital nurses </strong>include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary.</p>

<p><strong>Salaried:</strong> Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary.</p>

<p><strong>Self-employed</strong>: 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee.</p>

<p><strong>NOTE:<strong> 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.</p>

<p />Please refer to the <a target="_blank" href="https://webfs-els.oecd.org/files/Health-Statistics/HEALTH_REAC_Healthcare-Resources/13_Remuneration-of-health-professionals.pdf">Sources and Methods</a> for detailed country-specific information.</p>