Gastroenterologist Salary 2026: What GI Jobs Pay

Employers advertising Gastroenterology jobs on PhysEmp are offering Salaries with an average of $546,000 to $600,000 a year, based on the 91 of 486 active gastroenterology listings that disclosed pay. Data pulled October 1, 2026, from live job ads on PhysEmp. Updated quarterly.

Why this is different: these figures come from salaries employers posted in live job ads on PhysEmp this quarter, not from surveys or self-reported pay. They show what employers are offering right now, before bonuses and negotiation.

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Gastroenterology pay at a glance

Specialty Active listings Listings with pay Posted range Average posted range
Gastroenterology 486 91 $200,000 – $1,000,000 $545,524 – $600,370

About 19% of gastroenterology listings on PhysEmp disclose pay.

Gastroenterology pay by state

States with at least 3 gastroenterology listings that disclosed pay, ranked by the low end of the average range:

State Active listings Listings with pay Average posted range
Missouri 13 5 $685,000 – $685,200
Illinois 21 9 $650,556 – $658,889
Florida 42 3 $650,000
Maryland 9 7 $550,000 – $577,143
Indiana 25 3 $550,000
New Jersey 5 3 $533,333 – $556,333
Washington 9 5 $526,612 – $676,334
California 28 13 $488,261 – $562,901
New York 33 23 $459,939 – $541,987
Connecticut 6 3 $409,000 – $428,333

States with fewer than 3 salary disclosures: South Carolina $1,000,000; Idaho $1,000,000; Michigan $782,080 – $846,560; Georgia $650,000; Louisiana $624,000 – $832,000; Arkansas $600,000 – $1,000,000; Utah $600,000; Nevada $587,775 – $650,000; Alabama $550,000 – $600,000; Colorado $400,000 – $425,000.

Some gastroenterology markets list no pay at all: Texas (24 listings), North Carolina (20 listings), Virginia (16 listings) and Pennsylvania (14 listings).

How gastroenterology pay has moved in 2026

Data pulled Active listings Listings with pay Average posted range
October 1, 2026 486 91 $545,524 – $600,370
July 1, 2026 559 82 $526,383 – $582,376
April 1, 2026 568 91 $519,695 – $573,917

Gastroenterology posted pay is up about $26,000 on the low end and up about $26,000 on the high end since April.

Common questions

How much do gastroenterologists make?

Gastroenterology jobs posted on PhysEmp in October 2026 offer an average of $546,000 to $600,000 a year, with individual offers ranging from $200,000 to $1,000,000.

Which states pay gastroenterologists the most?

Among states with at least 3 salary disclosures, Missouri, Illinois and Florida post the highest averages, starting at $650,000 or more.

Is gastroenterology pay going up?

Yes. On PhysEmp, the average posted range moved from $519,695 – $573,917 in April to $545,524 – $600,370 in October 2026.

How these numbers are calculated

PhysEmp pulls every active gastroenterology job ad on the site at the start of each quarter. Salary figures come only from ads where the employer posted pay. The average posted range is the average of the low and high ends of those posted ranges. Full-time and locum listings are combined. Figures are employer-posted and not independently verified.

Last updated October 2026. Next update January 2027. All specialties in the PhysEmp Salary Report →

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