Gastroenterologists earn an average salary of $406,000, the seventh highest-paid medical specialty in 2021, and reach their highest rate of compensation after about 15 years of practice.
Here are 12 statistics on how gastroenterologist compensation changes based on the number of years in practice for both employed and independent physicians, according to Medscape's physician salary explorer, an online salary comparison tool:
One to seven years of practice
1. Employed: $394,708
2. Self-employed: $465,972
Eight to 14 years of practice
3. Employed: $383,817
4. Self-employed: $457,852
Fifteen to 21 years of practice
5. Employed: $429,255
6. Self-employed: $510,247
Twenty-two to 28 years of practice
7. Employed: $440,199
8. Self-employed: $498,023
Twenty-nine to 35 years of practice
9. Employed: $450,678
10. Self-employed: $497,384
Thirty-six or more years
11. Employed: $391,108
12. Self-employed: $424,932