In the report, released April 14, Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians across more than 29 specialties about their income, work hours, job satisfaction and more from Oct. 7, 2022, to Jan. 17, 2023.
The average salary for gastroenterologists is $501,000, according to Medscape, making it the fifth highest-earning specialty when ranking 29 physician specialties by average annual compensation.
Here are the 10 lowest-earning specialties:
Public health and preventive medicine: $249,000
Pediatrics: $251,000
Family medicine: $255,000
Infectious diseases: $262,000
Diabetes and endocrinology: $267,000
Internal medicine: $273,000
Rheumatology: $281,000
Allergy and immunology: $282,000
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $306,000
Psychiatry: $309,000
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