Table 2.
Average annual salary by physicians’ characteristics in 2015
| Item | Average annual salary (US$) | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | < 0.001 | ||
| East | 18,984 | 18,768-19,200 | |
| Central | 12,840 | 12,636-13,056 | |
| West | 13,872 | 13,656-14,076 | |
| Gender | < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 14,832 | 14,544-15,120 | |
| Female | 12,912 | 12,696-13,128 | |
| Age, years | < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 30 | 9108 | 8928-9288 | |
| 31–40 | 13,200 | 12,984-13,416 | |
| 41–50 | 18,132 | 17,652-18,612 | |
| ≥ 51 | 19,848 | 18,936-20,760 | |
| Years in practice | < 0.001 | ||
| < 10 | 11,016 | 10,848-11,172 | |
| 10–19 | 16,380 | 15,984-16,776 | |
| ≥ 20 | 18,852 | 15,996-19,416 | |
| Education | < 0.001 | ||
| Bachelor’s degree and below | 11,676 | 11,412-11,940 | |
| Master’s | 12,060 | 11,844-12,276 | |
| Doctorate | 19,644 | 19,188-20,100 | |
| Technical title | < 0.001 | ||
| Resident | 8940 | 8784-9096 | |
| Attending | 13,356 | 13,116-13,596 | |
| Associate chief | 17,400 | 16,944-17,856 | |
| Chief | 20,880 | 20,148-21,612 | |
| Management position | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 20,544 | 19,872-21,216 | |
| No | 12,684 | 12,516-12,852 | |
| Specialty | < 0.001 | ||
| Internal medicine | 12,372 | 12,084-12,648 | |
| Surgery | 14,916 | 14,448-15,384 | |
| Obstetrics | 13,968 | 13,536-14,400 | |
| Paediatrics | 12,240 | 11,736-12,744 | |
| Emergency medicine | 13,680 | 12,864-14,496 | |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 11,748 | 11,004-12,492 | |
| Otolaryngology | 17,664 | 16,752-18,576 | |
| Anaesthesiology | 15,600 | 14,808-16,392 | |
| Ophthalmology | 18,156 | 16,644-19,668 | |
| Stomatology | 15,852 | 14,784-16,920 | |
| Other | 10,788 | 10,236-11,340 | |