Objective To compare the income level of maternal health care workers with other occupations in Beijing and Shanghai and the disparity in the workers’ income between the two cities for exploring suitable income of maternal health care workers.
Methods We collected the data on income of maternal health care workers, medical professionals, and officers and that on house price in Beijing and Shanghai from literatures and statistical yearbooks published from 2000 through 2017. The amount of income and house price were adjusted to the level in year 2017 for the analysis on the suitability of the income for the maternal health care workers.
Results The average annual income per capita was 105 422.4 yuan (RMB) and 108 498.8 yuan for the maternal health care workers in Beijing and Shanghai in 2017 and the income suitability index was 37.0% and 37.6% for the workers in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively.
Conclusion The income of maternal health care workers in Beijing and Shanghai are both at a relatively low level and the income suitability for the maternal health care workers in Beijing is lower than that for the workers in Shanghai based on quantitative evaluation.
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