If there is a constant complaint within the field of health in our country, it is related to payment. After so many years of study, the minimum that is expected is to receive a fair retribution to live with dignity. The problem is that most don’t get what they want. On the other hand, the salaries of the main medical leaders is quite different because it exceeds and, by far, that of the people they represent.
In this sense, it is clear that in order to occupy a high-level position, extensive training is required. It is not enough to have a degree in Medicine, but a specialty or at least a master’s degree is needed.
How much do public servants earn?
Now, to know the salaries of the main medical leaders in the country, there is the portal of Transparent Payroll of the Federal Public Administration. All public servants appear there because by law they must make their income transparent and show it to others.
In this case, the highest representative of health professionals in our country is Dr. Jorge Alcocer Varela. Since December 1, 2018, he has been the head of the Ministry of Health (SSa). Throughout this period he has faced multiple challenges such as constant complaints from doctors who work for fees. Although perhaps the biggest has been the Covid-19 pandemic that remains active.
When verifying the official portal, it is obtained that Alcocer receives 154 thousand 472 pesos gross, that is, 107 thousand 358.04 pesos per month.
On the other hand, the second in importance within the organization chart is Dr. Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, who occupies the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion. Although his most relevant position was from this year when he was appointed as the person in charge of dealing with the pandemic. For more than a year he led evening conferences to report on progress in this field. In addition, his job is to design strategies to contain this public health crisis.
Since then, the also specialist in Internal Medicine has been surrounded by criticism for the results of his work so far.
Similarly, it has been accused of not being strict with the strategies and measures to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although scientific evidence has confirmed the usefulness of face maskthe doctor has not wanted to impose this measure in our country.
In this case, his monthly gross remuneration is 158 thousand 270 pesos. What in the end remains in a net salary of 109 thousand 997.95 pesos.
Although she does not have medical training, Zoé Robledo Aburto is the general director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). With this in mind, he is the representative of all the doctors and other workers. For his work he receives 158,270 gross pesos. When making all the deductions, he is left with a total of 109 thousand 997.65 pesos per month.
About the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), its head is Dr. Pedro Zenteno. He currently receives 149 thousand 407 pesos, that is, 103 thousand 837.86 net per month.
All of the above are the salaries of the top medical leaders in our country. Now the dilemma is why there is such a big difference with respect to what the people they represent receive.