What's the average salary for a geriatrician?

The median salary for a geriatrician in private practice in 2010 was $183,523. This was $5,879 less than the average family physician's salary, and $21,856 less than the average general internist's. Geriatricians train at least one year longer than their primary care colleagues, and yet they are compensated at a lower level. Overall, geriatricians' compensation is significantly lower than that of most other medical and surgical specialists.