Salary is a big part of whether a job ultimately ends up being a good fit, so it’s important for physicians to know their worth in the job market and to ask for it. Having access to salary data empowers doctors to know whether they are being compensated appropriately. We believe those practicing endocrinology need salary transparency about what the average endocrinologist salary is, as well as about other typical parts of the compensation package, so that they can leverage this information during contract negotiations.
We have therefore tried to provide both concrete data points as well as compile physician salary data on what doctors make, and make it available to our members for free, as opposed to having to pay for expensive databases. Using data gathered from our physician online communities, we have started this series on compensation data by specialty to assess aggregate data from our physician salary and compensation database provided by physicians across the country.
Disclaimers/Disclosures: This information is derived from our physician salary and compensation databases, but is subject to self-reporting errors and availability of relevant data points from our online communities. This information is provided for educational purposes only, and is aimed at advocating for individual physicians. It is not intended to be used for collective bargaining; please see additional disclosures and disclaimers on the physician salary data pages. Please also do your own research before making any decisions based on the information provided. We are not formal financial, legal, or tax professionals and do not provide individualized advice. You should consult these as appropriate. We highly recommend having your physician employment agreement reviewed by a physician contract review attorney to ensure you have the most up to date and relevant information for your specific situation.
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How Endocrinology Aggregate Stats Were Determined
The data for endocrinologists below was compiled using data points anonymously contributed to our database between mid-2023 and mid-2024. While we typically like to have more data points before assessing aggregate statistics for a specialty, at the time of this article, we only had 70 contributions available. Smaller datasets may be less representative of the overall landscape of the specialty. As such, we remind you to access the full free doctor salary and negotiation database to compare your situation to relevant data.
Unless otherwise noted, the stats below are for full-time attending endocrinologists, determined based on a full-time equivalency of an average 36+ hours worked a week. We excluded data contributed by residents and fellows.
We would love to reassess the statistics and further expand insights based upon future data. As such, we will continue to update this page as more contributions are received.
If you haven’t already, please contribute your 2024 physician salary and negotiation data to help others in your specialty.
How Much Does an Endocrinologist Make in 2024?
The average annual salary across all of our contributing endocrinologists for 2024 was $253,000, including physicians practicing endocrinology part time and full time.
A single average annual salary can be misleading, as several factors affect salary. We break this number down further to help you find more relevant comparison points.
Average Full-Time Endocrinologist Salary for 2024
The average salary for a full-time endocrinologist for 2024 was $281,000. To give you an idea on the range of salaries around this average, a few extra stats:
The highest reported salary was $598,000 a year.
The lowest reported salary was $170,000 a year.
The median salary was $260,000.
Average Part-Time Endocrinologist Salary for 2024
Around 30% of our endocrinologists reported working part-time.
To assess a part-time average, we looked at attending physicians who reported working 16-35 hours a week. We break this down a little further below in our how much endocrinologists make by hours worked section, but we would love to dive deeper given the percentage of endocrinologists who reported working part time. Please consider contributing your physician salary and compensation data if you haven’t already for future updates to this page.
The average part-time endocrinologist salary for 2024 was $211,000.
Endocrinologist Salary by Gender
We compared what our female doctors averaged in earnings compared to their male counterparts.
Female endocrinologists reported an average salary of $269,000. Male endocrinologists reported 20% higher earnings with an average salary of $324,000.
With a smaller dataset, it’s harder to break the data down further to determine differences between the two averages, though we did note that our female endocrinologists reported working for government settings such as the VA and city hospitals more frequently, and this type of practice environment is typically one of the least paid on average.
How Much Endocrinologists Make by Practice Environment
We also broke down the data by where our members reported working to assess the average pay differences by practice environment.
With a large percentage of our endocrinology doctors working part-time, we didn’t have as much full-time data as we typically like when assessing salaries by practice environment since our members reported working across a variety of different environments:
Corporate groups
Government facilities
Group private practices (private equity and non-private equity backed)
Hospitals
Solo private practices
Hospital settings. The majority of our contributing endocrinologists reported working as hospital employees. Endocrinologists working for academic hospitals reported an average salary of $248,000. Endocrinologists working at non-academic hospitals earned 27% more with an average salary of $314,000.
While salaries were higher at non-academic hospitals, it’s important to remember that academic hospitals often qualify for Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), which can be a significant benefit in the overall compensation package, which is one of the reasons we say to consider not just the salary but the entire proposed offer.
Group settings. While we didn’t have enough data to assess averages for each environment, we did note qualitatively that reported salaries in group practices were closer in range to those at non-academic hospitals versus academic hospitals.
Endocrinologist Salary by Type of Employment
While we often see a decent percentage of contributing doctors in each specialty being either owners or partners in group practices, only 3% of our current endocrinology respondents reported this type of employment.
With increasing overhead costs and reduced reimbursements from insurance, it may be that endocrinologists are finding it difficult to find a profit margin where the additional work makes sense as a business owner, especially in this non-procedural specialty.
While we don’t have enough data to know for sure, if you are in this position and are looking for ways to increase your practice’s profitability, we have resources to help. Explore:
Endocrinologist Salary by Location
Our endocrinologists are spread around the country, so we don’t have average salaries yet by state to compare salaries by states, as we tend to want more data points in each location before commenting on trends.
We did have several endocrinologists in Texas, where the average endocrinologist salary was $243,000. Compared to our overall full-time salary of $281,000, we noted that the average salary in Texas appeared lower than average.
While what city or local metropolitan area a doctor resides in can factor heavily into the cost of living, and how much a physician actually brings home depends on state and local taxes, assessing different salary options across the country and comparing them to the cost of living can give physicians the potential to geoarbitrage if they are willing to move. Just make sure you know what is included in cost of living comparisons. Taxes are often excluded and can be significant. For example, Texas doesn’t have a state income tax, which may contribute in part to the salary difference compared to the average.
Contribute your physician salary and compensation data today to see this section expanded in the future.
How Much Endocrinologists Make by Hours Worked
Medicine can often be an “eat what you kill” industry, so we wanted to look at how average salaries varied in 2024 by reported hours worked by our endocrinology doctors.
16-30 hours a week - $185,000
31-35 hours a week - $251,000 (36% more)
36-40 hours a week - $275,000 (10% more)
41-45 hours a week - $277,000 (1% more)
46+ hours a week - $305,000 (10% more)
We indeed see a trend of increasing salaries with increased average reported hours worked weekly. It’s important to note, however, that it isn’t a direct one-for-one correlation. As we’ve noted above, other factors, such as practice environment, can also influence salaries.
We noticed as we assessed this data that while endocrinology is one of the lowest paid specialties for doctors, they also reported working less hours than many of their colleagues in other specialties. Money and time are always a trade off, but lower hours can help combat physician burnout and increase career longevity, which may provide overall higher earnings over the life of a longer career. Still, we hope increased salary transparency can help raise endocrinology salaries in the future, and we assess changes in salaries for endocrinologists over time below.
How Much Endocrinologists Work
The majority of endocrinologists work 36-45 hours a week on average. In addition, far more (34%) reported working less than 36 hours a week versus more than 45 hours a week (12%).
We did note, however, that 35% of endocrinologists reported spending at least five additional hours a week charting at home, which isn’t included in the breakdown below. Charting can add a significant burden to the work week.
If you find yourself spending a lot of time at home charting, an AI scribe may be able to dramatically decrease the amount of time you spend charting. We have a free trial and a long standing discount on an AI scribing solution in our practice resources for physicians, in case you need one!
Changes in Endocrinologist Salary Over Time
As noted above, the data analyzed included contributions from mid 2023 to mid 2024, reflecting data from our most recent salary and compensation database.
We also dug into our previous salary database we started in 2018 to get an idea of the trends in average pay for endocrinologists over time. To compare relative data, we continued to look only at endocrinology doctors out of residency/fellowship who worked on average 36+ hours a week. For 2023, we combined the data from the old database and the new database, cutting off entries at the transition point to help omit any overlapping or duplicate information.
Given the smaller dataset available for this specialty, we looked at changes over wider ranges of time spans than we typically do for other specialties in our how much do doctors make series.
2018-2020: $232,000
2021-2023: $261,000
2024: $281,000
We can see how salaries in endocrinology are steadily increasing over time. We look forward to looking at more specific changes year over year as our database continues and grows in the future. You can help by contributing your physician salary and compensation data today.
Additional Insights into Endocrinologist Compensation Packages
In addition to salary information, physicians contributing to our databases include other compensation data as well. We plan to dive further into complete compensation packages later, but for now, we have included some key insights endocrinologists might find interesting.
Sign-On and Relocation Bonuses Endocrinologists Receive
40% of our endocrinologists reported receiving a sign-on bonus, with an average amount of $25,000. Signing bonuses varied drastically, ranging from $10,000 all the way up to $100,000.
We’re starting to see a trend of rising signing bonuses across specialties. While we don’t have enough data points for 2023 to assess a year-over-year comparison, we did note that with the current data, the 2024 reported signing bonuses were higher with an average of $26,000. There are many contributions over $25,000 for 2024, while there was only 1 for 2023.
Learn more about signing bonuses for physicians, and make sure you work with a contract review attorney for physicians who can help you assess your current local market to negotiate for the best possible overall employment package.
33% of our endocrinology doctors reported receiving a moving bonus, with an average of $10,000. Relocation bonuses ranged from $3,000 - $25,000.
Average Vacation Days Endocrinologists Receive
The average number of annual vacation days endocrinologists received was 23 days. The median was 21 days. Reported vacation time varied anywhere from two to eight weeks.
Some doctors noted their vacation days were unpaid, which didn’t add any additional monetary value to their overall compensation package. Others noted they had a common pool of PTO that included vacation along with sick time, holidays, etc.
CME Stipends for Endocrinologists
82% of our endocrinologists reported receiving some sort of CME stipend. Stipends ranged from $1,000 - $10,000 annually, with an average of $3,300.
Average Student Loan Debt for Endocrinology
While student loans are not a part of compensation, student loan debt forgiveness can be a benefit with many positions. Of our endocrinology doctors who reported their student loan debt at graduation, the average debt was $227,000. The higher your federal loan debt burden, the more beneficial repayment programs and loan forgiveness programs can be.
Learn more about doctor student loans. If you’ve been considering refinancing to help with the debt burden, you can also explore our student loan refinancing options.
Increasing Your Endocrinologist Salary
If the information above has you questioning your current salary, there are a few different ways to increase your income in endocrinology. But a reminder: remember to look at the overall picture. Salary is a key component to physician compensation, but it isn’t the only part of a well negotiated physician employment contract.
If you like where you work but don’t love the pay, consider setting aside a time to talk with management. If you are a valued part of their team, they may be willing to work with you to renegotiate your contract versus risking you leaving. Their answer may be no, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Be practical in what you’re expecting and respectful in your request. Diving deeper into the salary and compensation data for physicians for comparable situations can help you get a target idea of what to try to renegotiate for.
Looking for additional career opportunities can also help. Sometimes, an employer may either not be able to or just not willing to work with you to get you to where you should be. That doesn’t mean every job will come with the same constraints. Interviewing for a few other positions can give you a feel of what the market looks like from the employer’s perspective by what employers are willing to offer. Explore open opportunities on our Physician Side Gigs job board, and explore all our physician career resources and education to help you navigate the job search process.
While we think the data above and in our database can be a great tool during the negotiation process, we almost always also recommend hiring a local contract review attorney for physicians to review your contract. They will have invaluable experience when it comes to negotiating physician contracts, including understanding what contract red flags to watch out for.
If you’re looking to increase your income as an endocrinologist but are already at or above your market’s rate, you have options in this situation as well. Opportunities to consider include:
Explore more side gig ideas for endocrinologists, as well as other popular medical and non-medical side hustles for doctors.
Additional Salary and Career Resources for Endocrinologists
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