South Korea has published its latest official healthcare workforce survey, providing a new government benchmark for physician remuneration and working conditions across the country's healthcare system.

Average annual salaries across China's health and social work sector increased in 2025, with employees in urban non-private organisations earning almost twice the average recorded in private organisations, according to new official data.

New 2026 compensation data provides a snapshot of physician salaries across medical specialties in Brazil, highlighting significant differences in formal employment pay and the importance of looking beyond base salary when assessing doctors’ total earnings.

Medscape's 2026 Canada physician compensation report shows average total physician compensation of C$394,000, while fewer than half of respondents say they feel fairly paid.

New SullivanCotter data show physician compensation continuing to rise faster than productivity across major US specialty groups.

Hospital doctors working in Italy’s Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) received a new national collective agreement in 2026, bringing higher pay and updated allowances for medical and healthcare managers.

Hospital doctors employed in France under the Praticien Hospitalier (PH) status have a published gross annual salary scale ranging from €55,607.79 to €112,416.56, depending on seniority and salary step.

Specialist doctors working in Spain’s public health system can see a substantial difference in their gross monthly pay depending on the autonomous community in which they work.

Doctors working in Germany’s municipal hospitals can earn between €5,722 and €11,923 gross per month under the latest TV-Ärzte/VKA collective agreement, depending on their level of seniority and experience.

Physicians working in Health Check and Preventive Screening in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥11 million (approximately £53,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Hematologists in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥17 million (approximately £82,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Breast surgeons in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥13 million (approximately £62,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥15 million (approximately £72,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Pathologists in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥15 million (approximately £72,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Gynecologists in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥13 million (approximately £62,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Pulmonologists in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥15 million (approximately £72,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Thoracic surgeons in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥17 million (approximately £82,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Pediatricians in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥15 million (approximately £72,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Ophthalmologists in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥13 million (approximately £62,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.

Geriatric medicine physicians in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥15 million (approximately £72,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.