Gastroenterologist pay has risen 11 percent in the last year, reaching $501,000 annually and outpacing the average specialty physician pay by $119,000.
This jump in pay comes as high inflation rates continue to threaten practices, and a new Doximity report shows that many physician salaries are not keeping pace with inflation.
Neal Kaushal, MD, a gastroenterologist at Adventist Health in Sonora, Calif., told Becker’s that while inflation is rising nationwide, he does not believe that is the main contributor to growing gastroenterology salaries.
Instead, he believes that as the demand for gastroenterologists drives competition for talent among hospitals, ASCs and megagroups, GI physicians are bargaining for higher salaries.