Highest paying countries for Doctors
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Doctor? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $333,060$27,755 / mo
- 2 Iceland $283,668$23,639 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $273,084$22,757 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $252,000$21,000 / mo
- 5 United States $210,000$17,500 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $210,000$17,500 / mo
- 7 Singapore $209,160$17,430 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $189,000$15,750 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $183,393$15,283 / mo
- 10 Jersey $178,500$14,875 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Doctor professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $333,060, $283,668 and $273,084.
Doctor salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $5,586 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $83,727$6,977 / mo
- Gabon $69,783$5,815 / mo
- South Africa $66,402$5,534 / mo
- Namibia $55,818$4,651 / mo
- Botswana $46,515$3,876 / mo
- Angola $37,212$3,101 / mo
- Zambia $34,881$2,907 / mo
- Seychelles $32,550$2,713 / mo
- Ghana $30,240$2,520 / mo
- Comoros $30,240$2,520 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $30,240$2,520 / mo
- Mauritius $28,959$2,413 / mo
- Malawi $28,854$2,405 / mo
- Congo $26,502$2,209 / mo
- Cabo Verde $25,809$2,151 / mo
- Rwanda $25,578$2,132 / mo
- Lesotho $23,268$1,939 / mo
- Uganda $22,785$1,899 / mo
- Burkina Faso $22,323$1,860 / mo
- Tanzania $21,399$1,783 / mo
- Ivory Coast $20,937$1,745 / mo
- Senegal $20,937$1,745 / mo
- Djibouti $20,937$1,745 / mo
- Morocco $19,383$1,615 / mo
- Central African Republic $19,068$1,589 / mo
- Cameroon $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Kenya $17,514$1,460 / mo
- Mozambique $17,220$1,435 / mo
- Nigeria $15,351$1,279 / mo
- Zimbabwe $15,351$1,279 / mo
- Libya $15,015$1,251 / mo
- Mali $14,889$1,241 / mo
- Burundi $14,889$1,241 / mo
- Tunisia $14,490$1,208 / mo
- Madagascar $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Guinea $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Togo $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Eritrea $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Eswatini $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Chad $13,482$1,123 / mo
- Somalia $13,020$1,085 / mo
- Sudan $12,789$1,066 / mo
- Liberia $12,096$1,008 / mo
- Ethiopia $11,634$970 / mo
- South Sudan $11,634$970 / mo
- Algeria $10,710$893 / mo
- Benin $9,303$775 / mo
- Mauritania $9,303$775 / mo
- DR Congo $8,379$698 / mo
- Sierra Leone $6,972$581 / mo
- Gambia $6,972$581 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $6,972$581 / mo
- Egypt $6,804$567 / mo
- Niger $5,586$466 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $4,641 per year.
- Singapore $209,160$17,430 / mo
- Hong Kong $183,393$15,283 / mo
- Israel $123,648$10,304 / mo
- South Korea $119,889$9,991 / mo
- Japan $106,743$8,895 / mo
- Maldives $102,333$8,528 / mo
- China $44,940$3,745 / mo
- Malaysia $44,919$3,743 / mo
- Jordan $30,051$2,504 / mo
- India $29,379$2,448 / mo
- Turkmenistan $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Mongolia $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Armenia $27,804$2,317 / mo
- Thailand $27,678$2,307 / mo
- Kazakhstan $27,090$2,258 / mo
- Russia $26,145$2,179 / mo
- Iraq $24,066$2,006 / mo
- Vietnam $21,672$1,806 / mo
- Azerbaijan $20,391$1,699 / mo
- Uzbekistan $20,370$1,698 / mo
- Timor-Leste $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Bhutan $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Philippines $17,850$1,488 / mo
- Indonesia $15,183$1,265 / mo
- Palau $15,015$1,251 / mo
- Tajikistan $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Iran $12,348$1,029 / mo
- Laos $11,634$970 / mo
- Bangladesh $11,172$931 / mo
- Nepal $10,017$835 / mo
- Sri Lanka $9,261$772 / mo
- Cambodia $9,072$756 / mo
- Pakistan $8,379$698 / mo
- Myanmar $6,972$581 / mo
- Palau $4,641$387 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $18,333 per year.
- Switzerland $333,060$27,755 / mo
- Iceland $283,668$23,639 / mo
- Luxembourg $273,084$22,757 / mo
- Vatican City $210,000$17,500 / mo
- Jersey $178,500$14,875 / mo
- Denmark $176,274$14,690 / mo
- Guernsey $168,000$14,000 / mo
- Netherlands $167,874$13,990 / mo
- Norway $158,025$13,169 / mo
- Ireland $150,591$12,549 / mo
- United Kingdom $148,176$12,348 / mo
- Germany $147,336$12,278 / mo
- Belgium $142,863$11,905 / mo
- Monaco $139,545$11,629 / mo
- Sweden $138,117$11,510 / mo
- Finland $134,127$11,177 / mo
- Liechtenstein $130,200$10,850 / mo
- Austria $122,997$10,250 / mo
- France $120,666$10,056 / mo
- San Marino $116,277$9,690 / mo
- Spain $89,418$7,452 / mo
- Cyprus $84,672$7,056 / mo
- Italy $83,307$6,942 / mo
- Slovenia $77,574$6,465 / mo
- Estonia $75,642$6,304 / mo
- Poland $72,282$6,024 / mo
- Croatia $65,436$5,453 / mo
- Lithuania $65,079$5,423 / mo
- Slovakia $58,716$4,893 / mo
- Latvia $56,763$4,730 / mo
- Malta $55,818$4,651 / mo
- Portugal $53,382$4,448 / mo
- Hungary $48,510$4,043 / mo
- Greece $48,468$4,039 / mo
- Bulgaria $47,670$3,973 / mo
- Andorra $46,515$3,876 / mo
- Montenegro $44,163$3,680 / mo
- Romania $43,680$3,640 / mo
- Serbia $36,771$3,064 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $33,852$2,821 / mo
- Albania $29,820$2,485 / mo
- North Macedonia $28,938$2,412 / mo
- Moldova $27,657$2,305 / mo
- Belarus $24,129$2,011 / mo
- Georgia $22,743$1,895 / mo
- Ukraine $18,333$1,528 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $17,157 per year.
- Bermuda $252,000$21,000 / mo
- United States $210,000$17,500 / mo
- Cayman Islands $189,000$15,750 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $157,500$13,125 / mo
- Canada $135,681$11,307 / mo
- Puerto Rico $83,727$6,977 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $69,783$5,815 / mo
- Bahamas $65,079$5,423 / mo
- Barbados $55,818$4,651 / mo
- Dominica $44,163$3,680 / mo
- Costa Rica $43,953$3,663 / mo
- Belize $41,853$3,488 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $41,853$3,488 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $39,543$3,295 / mo
- Panama $37,338$3,112 / mo
- Cuba $37,212$3,101 / mo
- Guyana $32,550$2,713 / mo
- Saint Lucia $32,550$2,713 / mo
- Mexico $32,319$2,693 / mo
- Jamaica $30,240$2,520 / mo
- Grenada $30,240$2,520 / mo
- Honduras $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Nicaragua $25,578$2,132 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $23,268$1,939 / mo
- Haiti $18,606$1,551 / mo
- El Salvador $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Guatemala $17,157$1,430 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $8,652 per year.
- Uruguay $50,757$4,230 / mo
- Paraguay $33,180$2,765 / mo
- Chile $32,676$2,723 / mo
- Suriname $27,279$2,273 / mo
- Ecuador $23,352$1,946 / mo
- Argentina $21,378$1,782 / mo
- Brazil $19,530$1,628 / mo
- Peru $19,194$1,600 / mo
- Bolivia $18,711$1,559 / mo
- Colombia $17,157$1,430 / mo
- Venezuela $8,652$721 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $6,972 per year.
- Australia $175,371$14,614 / mo
- New Zealand $144,501$12,042 / mo
- Brunei $139,545$11,629 / mo
- Fiji $32,550$2,713 / mo
- Tonga $32,550$2,713 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Solomon Islands $23,268$1,939 / mo
- Vanuatu $20,937$1,745 / mo
- Samoa $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Kiribati $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Marshall Islands $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Tuvalu $13,944$1,162 / mo
- Nauru $6,972$581 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Doctors in the United States ($210,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.