Experience pays off: 50 statistics on physician starting salary vs. salary at 6 years of practice

Here are 50 statistics on physician median starting salary and average salary at years of practice for gastroenterology and 24 other specialties, according to The Online Database of Graduating Physicians 2013-2014 Physician Salary Survey.

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Orthopedic spine surgery
•    Starting salary: $465,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $628,000

 Neurological surgery
•    Starting salary: $395,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $593,500

Cardiac and thoracic surgery
•    Starting salary: $360,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $525,000

Diagnostic radiology (interventional)
•    Starting salary: $335,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $472,800

Diagnostic radiology (non-interventional)
•    Starting salary: $330,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $447,850

Pediatric orthopedic surgery
•    Starting salary: $318,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $398,420

Orthopedic surgery
•    Starting salary: $315,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $488,500

Gynecological oncology
•    Starting salary: $300,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $405,000

Trauma surgery
•    Starting salary: $298,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $405,000

Pediatric surgery

•    Starting salary: $295,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $404,000  

Colon and rectal surgery
•    Starting salary: $290,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $392,700  

Plastic surgery
•    Starting salary: $273,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $385,000  

Cardiology
•    Starting salary: $272,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $406,000

Gastroenterology
•    Starting salary: $272,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $399,800

Anesthesiology
•    Starting salary: $265,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $363,000

Vascular surgery
•    Starting salary: $259,400
•    Salary at six years of practice: $408,000

Urology
•    Starting salary: $250,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $402,000

Dermatology
•    Starting salary: $234,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $367,000

General surgery
•    Starting salary: $225,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $353,000

Otolaryngology
•    Starting salary: $222,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $353,000

Hematology and medical oncology:

•    Starting salary: $222,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $317,800

Gynecology
•    Starting salary: $210,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $235,000

Ophthalmology
•    Starting salary: $210,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $251,000

Gynecology and obstetrics
•    Starting salary: $200,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $282,750

Critical care medicine
•    Starting salary: $198,000
•    Salary at six years of practice: $260,750

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