• Among the top 10 most-recruited specialties
• 2025 estimated deficit of GI doctors: 1,630
Gastroenterologists:
Well Paid, Mostly Happy
with Their Chosen Specialty
BY CARI WADE GERVIN
LOOKING AT DATA
POINTS ME A SURED
FROM 2019–2022,
GA STROENTEROLOGISTS
ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.
• 15,450 gastroenterologists in the U.S.
• 18.9% are women
• Almost half are 55 or older
By the numbers…
• 6th highest-paid specialty
• Average salary = $453,000
• Average incentive bonus = $74,000
• 17% have a net worth < $500,000
• 22% have a net worth > $5 million
• 17% are still paying off school loans
• Hospital-affiliated GIs generate an average
$2.97 million for their hospitals annually
By the dollars…
• 95% would choose the same
specialty again
• 53% feel they are fairly compensated
• 14.3 = hours per week spent
on paperwork
By job satisfaction…
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Looking ahead…
M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C E N T R A l P E N N S y lVA N i A
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