Overview
Gastroenterology requires 3-year IM residency + 3-year GI fellowship. Attending salaries land around $550K, often higher with heavy endoscopy volume. Employment is a mix of academic and private-practice.
Physician salary & compensation
Median salary
$550K
Range
$480K – $750K
Source
MGMA 2025 / Doximity 2025
Residency training timeline
Training years
6–7y
PGY-1 salary
$65K
Annual growth
2.0%
Fellowship
3y · $80K
Most gastroenterology trainees follow a 6–7y track. PGY-1 pay starts around $65K with roughly 2.0% annual raises. An additional 3-year fellowship extends training and affects payoff timing.
PSLF & forgiveness strategy
Academic GI strongly qualifies. Private GI groups are usually for-profit LLCs and do not.
Our pick · Academic: PSLF. Private GI: aggressive payoff.
Repayment recommendation
6-year academic training = ~72 PSLF-qualifying months. Private-practice GI attendings can often pay off $240K in 2–4 years cash-only.
Run your numbers for GastroenterologyKey takeaways
- Endoscopy volume drives huge attending income variance
- Advanced endoscopy / hepatology fellowship adds 1 year
- Long training + high procedure income = both strategies become viable
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