Table 1.

Comparison of earnings in the United States and Canada

	U.S.	Canadaa	Difference	%
Physician incomes
Generalist	$154,573	$97,396	$57,177	37
Specialist	$265,257	$124,194	$141,063	53
All physicians	$212,379	$107,041	$105,338	50
Physicians/1,000 population	2.46	2.00	.46	19
Spending per capitab	$521	$214	$307	59
Per capita savings from lower incomes	$193
Clinical staff
Average annual income	$52,101	$45,429	$6,672	13
Staff/1,000 population	16.17	12.33	3.84	24
Spending per capitab	$842	$560	$282	34
Per capita savings from lower incomes	$109
Non-clinical staff
Average annual income	$48,853	$35,524	$13,329	27
Staff/1,000 population	14.24	7.98	6.26	44
Spending per capitab	$696	$283	$412	59
Per capita savings from lower incomes	$188
Effect of income differencesc	$490

^aAdjusted to U.S. dollars using the 2002 Purchasing Power Parity.

^bIncome multiplied by staff/1,000 divided by 1,000.

^cCombined savings from physicians and staff.