Family Medicine Physician (BC/BE) - Pittsfield, MA
Listed compensation
$190k-$231k
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Job Description
Full-time | Permanent / Direct Hire | $190,000 – $231,000 per year
Join a mission-driven community health center in the heart of the Berkshires. We're hiring a full-time BC/BE Family Medicine Physician (Family Practice MD/DO) to deliver comprehensive, continuous care. Eligible for NHSC loan repayment, with a recruitment/retention bonus and relocation reimbursement available.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive, continuing primary care, including routine and urgent office visits
- Diagnose, treat, prescribe, perform and interpret lab procedures
- Lead preventive care and patient, group and community education
- Supervise allied health staff and residents; share in the on-call rotation
- Participate in quality and utilization review
What You Bring
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school; BC/BE in Family Medicine
- Massachusetts medical license (or eligible); EHR experience
- Spanish/bilingual a plus
- Medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance
- NHSC loan repayment eligibility
- Wellness discounts, EAP and credit union
- Excellent schools, year-round arts and outdoors, about 2.5 hours to Boston and NYC
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide comprehensive, continuous primary care, including routine and urgent office visits for the community. They will also lead preventive care initiatives, supervise allied health staff, and participate in quality and utilization review processes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine. A Massachusetts medical license or eligibility for one is required, along with experience using electronic health records.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Massachusetts, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$248k (47 salary observations; 122 listings), vs ~$270k nationally (1,385 salary observations; 7,410 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$211k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $199k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $190k–$231k | Family Medicine median $270k (middle half $255k–$304k)225 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Massachusetts vs national | $248k median in Massachusetts | $270k nationally (−8%)47 state / 1,385 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$199k in purchasing power | Massachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Massachusetts | 54 active | 2,620 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 38% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Massachusetts physician listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 14% offer loan repayment627 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 2,201 in the last 30 days | 1,402 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Living in Pittsfield
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $311k≈ 1.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,545/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.1
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Pittsfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.