Physician Compensation by Specialty: Where Does Gastroenterology Rank?

In 2013, gastroenterologists made an average salary of $348,000, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014. Here are 24 statistics on how gastroenterologist compensation stacks up in comparison to other specialties.

Compensation in 2013

•    Orthopedics: $413,000
•    Cardiology: $351,000
•    Urology: $348,000
•    Gastroenterology: $348,000
•    Radiology: $340,000
•    Anesthesiology: $338,000
•    Plastic surgery: $321,000
•    Dermatology: $308,000
•    General surgery: $295,000
•    Ophthalmology: $291,000
•    Oncology: $290,000
•    Critical care: $281,000
•    Emergency medicine: $272,000
•    Pulmonary medicine: $258,000
•    OB/GYN and women's health: $243,000
•    Nephrology: $242,000
•    Pathology: $239,000
•    Neurology: $219,000
•    Rheumatology: $214,000
•    Psychiatry and mental health: $197,000
•    Internal medicine: $188,000
•    Diabetes and endocrinology: $184,000
•    Pediatrics: $176,000
•    HIV/infectious disease: $174,000

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