As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United States, a surge of American doctors may be looking to make a move north — and provinces are taking notice.
Did some searching online… In the USA, the average salary for a General Practice Physician (according to salary.com) is $234,090 (USD); according to Indeed it’s $218,056 (USD) per year. In Canada, the median annual salary for a General Practitioner (GP) is $227,218 (CAD).
So not exactly at par but probably likely still attractive. When you factor in the political climate, I can see how some may choose to move here.
Can attest as I am part of said labyrinth. My job is mostly stable, but I truly feel it’s not necessary in the grand scheme of things and I’d gladly give up my job if I knew we could all have universal health care. For reference, I’m a graphic designer deep down in the medical system and so far removed from anything useful that they continually have to remind us of our “usefulness” and say things like “it can be easy to lose sight of our greater impact”. Bro I make power points that help the sales team sell services to different states and/or buy up smaller med companies. How the hell is this helping the lady over there afford breast cancer treatment?
Did some searching online… In the USA, the average salary for a General Practice Physician (according to salary.com) is $234,090 (USD); according to Indeed it’s $218,056 (USD) per year. In Canada, the median annual salary for a General Practitioner (GP) is $227,218 (CAD).
So not exactly at par but probably likely still attractive. When you factor in the political climate, I can see how some may choose to move here.
https://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/CA
On average, you’d make 19% less money. But you’d spend 35% less on health care. Oh, and you’ll be 63% less likely to be murdered.
And 90%+ less likely to be grabbed off the street by plainclothes Nazis and sent to a concentration camp…
Never forget the cost of admin staff. It can be many times as many people in America because of the convoluted healthcare labyrinth.
Can attest as I am part of said labyrinth. My job is mostly stable, but I truly feel it’s not necessary in the grand scheme of things and I’d gladly give up my job if I knew we could all have universal health care. For reference, I’m a graphic designer deep down in the medical system and so far removed from anything useful that they continually have to remind us of our “usefulness” and say things like “it can be easy to lose sight of our greater impact”. Bro I make power points that help the sales team sell services to different states and/or buy up smaller med companies. How the hell is this helping the lady over there afford breast cancer treatment?
You’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD
Exchange rate? If you’re not in the US and not importing goods from the US, that’s meaningless.
Things in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.
Then you need to compare salary to something like CPI. What can the money buy?
Well, for $3 you can buy a dozen eggs in Canada….
Too soon.
We paid $4 yesterday and I was angry
And national healthcare.