The nation’s highest-paying Geriatrics position sits in Sun City, Florida — a retirement community offering up to $325,000 annually to care for its own demographic. The irony is almost too perfect. The national Geriatrics market currently features 71 active listings spread across 21 states, with salary data disclosed in just 11 of them. What emerges is a specialty defined by geographic sprawl, inconsistent pay transparency, and a compensation floor that occasionally drops to $100,000 (yes, six figures can be a floor and still feel low). The data shows a market with broad demand, modest transparency, and a pay ceiling that rewards selectively.
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The Geriatrics Job Market at a Glance

Seventy-one total listings. Eleven with salary data. The full national range runs from $100,000 to $325,000, while the average salary range sits at $222,273 to $253,636. Most positions cluster between $200,000 and $270,000, which is respectable but hardly extravagant for a medical specialty serving the fastest-growing patient demographic in America.

The spread is wide enough to matter. A physician in the bottom quartile earns less than half what the top listing offers, and the gap isn’t always explained by geography or scope. States represented include New York, Florida, Colorado, Washington, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Alabama, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Missouri, Arizona, Illinois, California, Maryland, Vermont, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

The volume is there. The transparency is not. And the pay is… situational.
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How States Stack Up

Illinois leads on compensation with an average of $315,000 (one listing), making it the most lucrative state in the dataset by a comfortable margin. Missouri follows at $300,000 (one listing), also well above the national average and proof that the Midwest is pricing in scarcity or scope. New York averages $211,429 to $250,000 across seven listings, landing below the national average but offering the most robust sample size and a reliable benchmark for what typical looks like. Florida averages $175,000 to $212,500 across two listings, making it the lowest-paying state on average despite hosting the single highest-paying job in the country (a statistical quirk that speaks to inconsistency, not strategy).

Florida leads in volume with 15 listings, followed by New York with 7, Colorado and Massachusetts with 6 each, North Carolina with 5, and Missouri, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut with 4 apiece. Florida’s dominance in volume paired with below-average pay is the market’s most glaring contradiction.
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What This Means If You’re a Physician

If your priority is maximum compensation: look to Sun City, Florida, where one listing offers $250,000 to $325,000 annually — the national ceiling. Illinois and Missouri also command premiums, with single listings at $315,000 and $300,000 respectively, though sample size limits confidence.

If your priority is maximum optionality: Florida and New York provide the most opportunities (15 and 7 listings respectively), though Florida’s pay is inconsistent and New York skews slightly below average. Colorado and Massachusetts each offer 6 listings with no disclosed salary data, making them volume plays without visibility.

If your priority is balance: New York offers the best combination of volume, salary transparency, and predictable compensation in the $211,429 to $250,000 range. The cost of living in Rochester and Kingston is manageable; Woodstock less so. Florida’s volume is appealing, but the pay gap between Sun City and the rest of the state is worth scrutiny.
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What This Means If You’re a Recruiter

The salary transparency rate is 15.5 percent (11 listings with data divided by 71 total listings). That is not a pipeline advantage. Candidates evaluating Geriatrics opportunities are operating with incomplete information in 85 percent of the market, which means recruiters will need to lead with mission, lifestyle, or geography rather than compensation clarity.

Florida’s volume-pay misalignment is the most pressing strategic issue. Fifteen listings with an average range of $175,000 to $212,500 suggests either part-time roles, undervaluation, or a saturation problem. Illinois and Missouri prove that scarcity commands a premium, but with only one salary data point each, those markets lack depth. New York is the only state offering both volume and transparency, making it the most candidate-friendly market by default.
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What’s Driving the Numbers

Scope and leadership do not appear to command a consistent premium. The highest-paying listing in Sun City offers no disclosed scope details, and the Illinois and Missouri outliers provide no additional context to justify their elevation above the national average. Either these are administrative or specialized roles, or they reflect underserved markets pricing in desperation.

Part-time roles may distort the floor. A $100,000 salary is difficult to reconcile with full-time clinical work in a physician specialty unless the role is fractional, academic, or otherwise non-standard. The lack of job title and location details for the lowest listing suggests it may not be comparable to the rest of the dataset.

Underserved markets do price in scarcity, but inconsistently. Illinois and Missouri offer premiums that suggest demand exceeds supply, yet Florida — with 15 listings and an aging population that should drive competition for Geriatrics talent — pays below average. The explanation is either oversupply or undervaluation.

The volume-pay relationship breaks cleanly. Florida has the most jobs and some of the lowest pay. Illinois and Missouri have fewer jobs and the highest pay. New York sits in the middle on both dimensions. Geography and volume are not predictive of compensation in this market.

The Bottom Line

The Geriatrics job market is geographically broad, moderately active, and frustratingly opaque. Physicians have options across 21 states, but salary visibility in only 15 percent of listings means most decisions will be made in the dark. The pay ceiling is respectable at $325,000, but the floor is concerningly low and the average is modest for a specialty serving a population that is both growing and clinically complex. Illinois and Missouri prove that scarcity can drive premiums, while Florida proves that volume does not.

There is demand for physicians who specialize in aging, but the market has not yet decided what that demand is worth.
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Salary data based on 11 listings with disclosed compensation. Figures may reflect part-time or specialized roles. This report is informational and should not replace professional judgment or financial planning.