Last week, both Medical College Dominican Republic (CMD), as the National Health Coordinator (Conasalud), had announced strikes starting this November 12 to demand claims to the health sector, including salary improvements.
Although the call to arrest was raised after a meeting at the National Palace with Vice President Raquel Peña and members of the Health Cabinet, Waldo Ariel Suero, president of the CMD, expressed through a press release that the list of demands remains intact, being The main point is the 70% increase in doctors’ payments.
Given this situation, Free Diary consulted the most recent roster of contracted personnel from the National Health Service (SNS), corresponding to the month of September 2024, to find out how much a doctor in the Dominican Republic.
He salary lower denomination is received by intern doctors by law, accruing a monthly payment of 44,355.09 pesos, which after deductions of income tax (IRS), Family Health Insurance (SFS) and pension fund (AFP), leaves a net of 40,835.56 pesos.
The internship medical of law is the period of service that completes all doctor as a prerequisite to obtain the exequatur that authorizes him to practice as a “Doctor of Medicine” in the Dominican Republic. Its duration is one year and the waiting time for its appointment is according to the availability of budgeted places each month and its order on the list, explains the SNS on your website.
Next, the doctor becomes resident first year (R1), with a salary generalized of 54,897.60 pesos for all specialtiesresulting in 48,170.60 pesos after the corresponding discounts.
The doctors Residents have the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired at the university to real situations, performing tasks clinics in hospitals and health centers, and to have intensive and practical training, where to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to become specialists.
Moving into the second year of residence (R2), these specialists in training they receive a increase of 1,463.80 pesos, charging 56,361.40 pesos in the roster of the SNS.
For him third year (R3), the values continue at increaseearning at this stage a salary monthly of 57,825.20 pesos, which, after taxes, is reduced to 50,390.76 pesos.
Entering the stage of fourth year of residencethe doctors belonging to group R4 receive a salary monthly gross of 59,289.00 pesos (51,492.60 pesos in salary net).
Depending on the specialtysome residences they lengthen more than another, as in the case of doctors orthopedists and traumatologists, who, upon moving into the fifth year (R5), begin to earn a salary of 60,752.80 pesos.
In the case of the neurosurgeonsupon becoming R6 residents, they opt for a salary of 62,211.91 pesos, which, after deductions, results in 53,692.73 pesos.
Exceptions
Although these are the wages widespread at the national level, on some occasions some elements such as time in service, incentives for remoteness or the health center in question are taken into account to modify the payments.
An example is the case of the general practitionerswho receive a salary of 72,150 pesos in the Hospital Luis Eduardo Aybar (formerly Morgan); 70,019.85 in the Nizao First Level Care Center (CPN) and within the same hospitallike the Juan Pablo Pina in San Cristóbal, where there are payments of RD$69,218.43; 68,618.43 and 65,018.43 pesos for the general practitioners.
Best wages
Analyzing the database of wagesit was determined that some of the specialists those who earn the best are doctors anesthesiologistswho can receive up to 77,150 pesos at Luis E. Aybar; a doctor general surgeon earns 75,663.10 pesos in Pina and a resident II of family medicine earns 60,639.22 pesos monthly in the hospital southern.
At the Rafael J. Mañón, in San Cristóbal, a doctor radiologist can receive 69,663.10 pesos according to the roster September of the SNS.
At the CPN Holy Week, in San Cristóbal, the salary of the doctor family increases to 75,021.80 pesos.
In Samaná and Barahona, the intern doctors They earn between 44,355.09 and 47,523.31 pesos each month. In Independencia and Pedernales a law clerk receives 50,691.53 pesos.
In the province Duarte and Valverde, a doctor In general, you can earn up to 70,019.85 pesos, although, in the latter province it may also rise to 74,219.85.
He salary highest found in this roster receives it doctor family at the Santa Cruz Clinical and Diagnostic Center, in Barahona, who charges 80,380.50 for carrying out his work each month.
Private offices
In the case of the doctors who have their private consultation, income monthly will depend on the number of patients received each month, an amount that is difficult to specify, since it depends on the flow assigned to the insurance. doctors and the fee for the doctor’s consultation, which is usually charged in cash or bank transfer.
Likewise, many doctors they work in clinicsin addition to public hospitals or their private consultations, so they can have three sources of income different in some cases.
