Gastroenterology Physician Salary in Florida (2026)
A Gastroenterology physician practicing in Florida can expect a base salary inside the national Gastroenterology band of $440K to $660K, with the median tracking close to $510K. The Florida variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Sarasota, Pensacola, Panhandle markets and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Florida cost-of-living alone.
Gastroenterology compensation snapshot for Florida
- Typical Florida base range
- $440K – $660K (national median $510K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Florida hiring metros
- Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Sarasota, Pensacola, Panhandle markets
- Florida HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural panhandle and central interior counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- ABIM Gastroenterology subspecialty board
Where Gastroenterology offers land highest in Florida
Florida is one of the four largest physician-recruitment markets in the country. AdventHealth, HCA Florida, BayCare, Baptist Health South Florida, Orlando Health, Lee Health, Jackson Health, and Tampa General drive recruitment volume. For Gastroenterology, the highest-comp Florida opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Miami — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Gastroenterology role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Florida Gastroenterology offer comfortably above the $660K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Florida incentive programs that boost Gastroenterology take-home
The Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education (FRAME) program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers serving HPSA-designated sites. The Florida Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is competitive and oversubscribed in most fiscal years given the size of the IMG candidate pool seeking Florida placements. NHSC loan repayment is broadly used at FQHCs across rural panhandle and central interior counties. For Gastroenterology specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Gastroenterology offer in Florida
When a Gastroenterology candidate sends me an Florida offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $440K–$660K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Florida's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Florida Board of Medicine and Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine license through processes that typically clear in 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
Engage a Florida Gastroenterology compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Florida Gastroenterology compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Florida Gastroenterology pipeline we're working in real time.