Table 3.

Specialist salaries from selected countries for three levels of work experience

		India	UK	USA	Canada	UAE
Radiologist	NCUa	482,769e	21,000h	30,181k	41,600n	12,293q
		969,385	68,000	75,641	66,000	243,416
	Rupeeb	482,769	1,734,214	2,013,886	2,098,336	223,326
		969,385	5,615,549	5,047,292	3,329,091	4,422,111
	US ($)c	7235	25,990	30,181	31,447	3347
		14,528	84,157	75,641	49,891	66,272
	PPP ($)d	20,324	30,000	30,181	32,756	2534
		40,809	97,143	75,641	51,969	50,168
	% PPP ($) gap over India		47.6	48.5	61.2	− 87.5
			138.0	86.4	27.3	22.9
Anaesthetists	NCU	1,030,500f	26,350i	103,457l	97,394o	123,650r
		1,374,000	102,500	399,879	218,995	1,189,217
	Rupee	1,030,500	2,176,025	6,093,368	4,912,629	2,246,336
		1,374,000	8,464,615	26,682,700	11,044,259	21,604,372
	US ($)	15,444	32,611	103,457	73,623	33,665
		20,591	126,855	399,879	165,514	323,773
	PPP ($)	43,382	37,643	103,457	76,688	25,484
		57,843	146,429	399,879	172,406	99,101
	% PPP ($) gap over India		− 13.2	138.5	76.8	− 41.3
			153.1	591.3	198.1	71.3
General surgeon	NCU	924,015g	26,350j	116,186m	60,742p	12,293s
		3,435,000	102,500	393,981	218,954	243,416
	Rupee	924,015	2,176,025	7,752,736	3,063,873	1,139,772
		3,435,000	8,464,615	26,289,144	11,044,199	17,721,236
	US ($)	13,848	32,611	116,186	45,917	17,081
		51,478	126,855	393,981	165,513	265,578
	PPP ($)	38,899	37,643	116,186	47,828	12,293
		144,607	146,429	393,981	172,406	201,045
	% PPP ($) gap over India		− 3.2	198.7	23.0	− 68.4
			1.3	172.5	19.2	39.0

^aSalary in own national currency unit

^bAuthor calculations. Indian Rupees using average 2017 to date market rate [44]

^cAuthor calculations. US dollars using average 2017 to date market rate [44]

^dAuthor calculations. International dollar (purchasing power parity, PPP) [12]

^e [3]

^f [56]

^g From starting to 20+ years experience [57]

^h [21]

ⁱ [22]

^j Same speciality level as anaesthetist

^k [58]

^l [59]

^m [60]

ⁿ [58]

^o [61, 62]

^p [63]

^q [64]

^r [65]

^s [66]