Otolaryngology - Physician
Listed compensation
$500k–$550k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Otolaryngologist to join our established Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department in Champaign, Illinois.
Opportunity Details
General Otolaryngology Position
- Candidates interested in full-time positions or non-traditional scheduling options are welcome to apply
- Join an established practice with 6 BC Otolaryngologists: 2 Otology/Neurotology, 2 comprehensive, advanced rhinology, 1 Head and Neck Oncology/free flap surgeon, and 4 Physician Assistants
- Busy, ready-made practice with strong referral base
- Daytime call obligations and inpatient care supported by APPs; night call is less than 1:6
Teaching and research opportunities available with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation’s first medical school focused at the intersection of healthcare and engineering
Excellent benefits package: health/dental/life insurance, 403-B plan with employer match, LTD, relocation allowance, CME allowance, and paid malpractice insurance with tail insurance coverage
Our department is located in a newly built clinic. Surgeries will be performed at our new, adjoining 23,000 square-foot surgery center as well as at Carle Foundation Hospital
Enjoy individual clinical autonomy combined with the efficiency of a financially-sound and innovative multispecialty group practice
About Our Community
Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options found in a much larger city.
About Us
Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities.
Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers.
We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College.
Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.
We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $500,000 - $550,000. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.
The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide general otolaryngology services within an established multispecialty group practice. Responsibilities include performing surgeries at the surgery center and hospital, as well as managing inpatient care and daytime call obligations.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Otolaryngology. The role requires a commitment to patient care and the ability to work within a collaborative, multispecialty team environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Otolaryngology — Physician Career Context
In Illinois, the Otolaryngology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$534k (16 salary observations; 24 listings), vs ~$459k nationally (91 salary observations; 304 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$525k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $525k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Otolaryngology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Otolaryngology - Physician at Carle Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Otolaryngology — ranked against 153 active Otolaryngology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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- No nights
- Includes call
Living in Champaign
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $231k≈ 0.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,506/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.7
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.