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15 Statistics on Gastroenterologist Salary, Net Worth,
Jobs & More
By Anuja Vaidya
H
ere are 15 things to know about
income, net worth, starting sal-
ary, payer models and jobs for GI
physicians.
1. On average, gastroenterologists earn
$380,000 per year, according to the Medscape
Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2016.
2. Gastroenterologist compensation was up
3 percent from 2015, according to the 2016
Medscape compensation report.
3. e northwest region of the United States is
the highest-paying for GI physicians, accord-
ing to the Medscape report.
• Northwest — $475,000
• West — $410,000
• Great Lakes — $407,000
• Southwest — $406,000
• Southeast — $378,000
• Northeast — $378,000
• North Central — $339,000
• South Central — $318,000
4. According to Jackson & Coker's 2015 Phy-
sician Salary Calculator, there are 15,575 gas-
troenterologists in the United States.
e average and hourly compensation for
full-time gastroenterologists is:
Annual
• National average compensation: $516,785
• Average benefits: $103,357
• Total average compensation: $620,142
• National average gross revenue per provid-
er: $1.81 million.
Hourly
• National average compensation: $248.45
• Average benefits: $49.69
• Total average compensation: $298.15
• National average gross revenue per provid-
er: $870.71
5. e starting salary for GI physicians is
$337,500, according to the MGMA 2015 Phy-
sician Placement Starting Salary Report.
6. Gastroenterologist net worth in 2016:
• Under $500,000: 28 percent
• $500,000 to $999,999: 15 percent
• $1 million to $1.9 million: 20 percent
• $2 million to $5 million: 21 percent
• Over $5 million: 16 percent
7. Gender and practice situation affect phy-
sician pay, noted the Medscape report. Male
GI physicians who are self-employed earn
$419,000 annually whereas self-employed
female GI physicians earn $434,000. On the
other hand, employed male gastroenterolo-
gists make, on average, $321,000 per year, as
compared to the $292,000 that employed fe-
male gastroenterologists earn.
8. Increasingly, gastroenterologists are making
the decision to join accountable care organiza-
tions — 34 percent report they are currently
participating and 9 percent report they plan to
participate in the coming year. Four percent of
GI physicians are in cash-only practices and 3
percent are in a concierge practice, according
to the Medscape report.
9. A gastroenterologists' yearly salary ranges
from an average of $90,720 to $590,000, ac-
cording to a Salary Voicereport.
• A U.S. gastroenterologist with two years
of experience earned a salary of around
$267,000 per year
• A U.S. gastroenterologist with four years of
experience earned approximately $348,010
per year
• In Australia, gastroenterologists were paid
an annual average income of AUD$120,000
• In Canada, the average yearly salary for a
gastroenterologist was $208,800
• In the United Kingdom, salary varied based
on age and experience of the gastroenterolo-
gist — from £56,973 for a physician in their
20s to around £88,118 for a physician in their
40s and 50s
10. Gastroenterologists receive up to approxi-
mately $79,189 in bonuses every year and
earn $32,500 in yearly profit-sharing, data
from PayScale.com shows.
11. Payscale.com also shows that entry-level
pay for GI physicians is around $293,000 per
year while annual salary for gastroenterolo-
gists in the middle of their careers (five to 10
years) is approximately $311,000.
12. Experienced GI physicians (10 to 20
years) typically earn $303,000 annually and
gastroenterologists late in their career (more
than 20 years) make around $300,000 per
year, according to Payscale.com.
13. A Health eCareers Network Gastroenterol-
ogy Fact Sheet shows that in 2015, there were
1,347 gastroenterologist jobs posted with 667
employers competing to attract GI physicians.
14. Last year, the top five states seeking gas-
troenterologists were California, Florida,
New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, ac-
cording to Health eCareers.
15. e majority of jobs openings (94 per-
cent) posted on Health eCareers were focused
on general gastroenterology. Also, 47.5 per-
cent of the postings were for jobs at hospitals
or health systems.
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Top 10 US States
With Most
Anesthesiologists
By Anuja Vaidya
A
s of April 2016, there were
46,453 anesthesiologists in
the United States, accord-
ing to Kaiser State Health Facts.
Here are the top 10 states with the
highest number of anesthesiolo-
gists:
1. California: 5,624
2. New York: 3,874
3. Texas: 3,492
4. Florida: 2,625
5. Pennsylvania: 2,146
6. Illinois: 1,931
7. Ohio: 1,820
8. Massachusetts: 1,634
9. New Jersey: 1,578
10. Michigan: 1,471
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