U.S. Geriatrician Salary 2026: $320K Median

The median geriatrician salary in the United States is $320,000 per year, based on 19 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through March 31, 2025. The average is $315,000. At the average reported workweek of 42 hours, the median works out to about $147 per hour.

The middle 50% of reported geriatrician salaries fall between $290,000 (25th percentile) and $345,000 (75th percentile). The 10th to 90th percentile range is $270,000 to $355,000. Based on 19 reports.

Among states with at least 3 approved reports, the highest median geriatrician pay on SalaryDr is in Alabama ($345,000 median, 3 reports), Iowa ($330,000 median, 3 reports), and Massachusetts ($315,000 median, 3 reports). State medians built from a handful of reports can move as new reports arrive.

In SalaryDr's reports, yes: private practice geriatricians ($325,000 across 5 reports) report a higher average total compensation than hospital-employed geriatricians ($315,000 across 11 reports).

Geriatricians who reported their schedule average 42 hours per week (19 reports).

Average total compensation by years of experience in SalaryDr's geriatrician reports: 3–5 years, $295,000 (6 reports); 6–10 years, $325,000 (5 reports).

95% of approved geriatrician reports include bonus or incentive pay. Among those 18 reports, the median bonus is $66,000 and the average is $56,000.

Geriatricians who rated their job gave it an average of 4.1 out of 5 (19 reports). 100% of the 19 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.

These figures come from 19 reports that geriatricians submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from March 31, 2025. Reports are self-reported: approval means a report passed SalaryDr's review checks, not that the submitter's pay was independently verified.