| Types of professionals | Shanghai† | The United States‡ | ||
| Average annual compensation (1000 yuans) | Ratios | Average annual compensation (1000 yuans) | Ratios | |
| All employees | 56.30 | 1.00 | 288.48 | 1.00 |
| Health professionals | 112.07 | 1.99 | 463.30 | 1.61 |
| Education professionals | 90.01 | 1.60 | 322.62 | 1.12 |
| IT professionals | 141.00 | 2.50 | 504.13 | 1.75 |
| Financial professionals | 193.52 | 3.44 | 454.74 | 1.58 |
| Physicians# | 172.84 | 3.07 | 1197.38 | 4.15 |