Anesthesiologist - Located at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Listed compensation
$600K
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Job Description
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General Anesthesiologists – Portland, Maine
Spectrum Healthcare Partners is seeking full-time and part-time BC/BE general anesthesiologists to join our dynamic team of over 50 physicians at Maine Medical Center—a 700-bed, Level 1 Trauma Center and flagship hospital for the State of Maine and a leading teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine.
About This Role
This is a unique opportunity to practice high-acuity, academic medicine in a physician-owned and physician-led private practice.
- Academic Engagement, Private Practice Foundation: Contribute meaningfully to resident and fellow education, participate in clinical research, and pursue academic advancement - all within a physician-owned practice that still values autonomy, innovation, and physician leadership.
- Exceptional Compensation: Full-time, call-taking anesthesiologists average $600k annually for 1900 hours of work per year, with additional earnings through time-based incentive pay.
- Generous Time Off: 8 weeks of vacation plus additional comp days.
- Manageable Call: Call averages less than 1 weekday per week and <1 weekend per month, with a strong team approach to coverage.
- Robust Benefits Package: Includes health (80% employer-paid), dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and generous profit sharing.
- Candidate Requirements: Must be ABA board-eligible
More About Us
Spectrum Healthcare Partners is Maine’s largest physician-led, multispecialty medical group. We are 100% physician-owned and physician-governed, with over 200 physicians in anesthesiology, radiology, pathology, and more. Our structure keeps doctors at the center of decision-making and ensures our group’s focus remains on clinical excellence, sustainability, and shared success.
Why Maine?
- #1 Best Place to Live on the East Coast – U.S. News & Travel + Leisure
- Live and work in Portland, a thriving small city with top-rated schools, a nationally recognized food scene, and four-season recreation: beaches, skiing, hiking, sailing—all just minutes away.
- Only 2 hours from Boston, with direct flights to major U.S. cities.
Ready to combine meaningful academic practice with the independence and benefits of private medicine?
Apply today and experience the Spectrum difference.
Key Responsibilities
Practice high-acuity, academic medicine in a physician-owned private practice. Contribute to resident and fellow education, participate in clinical research, and pursue academic advancement.
Requirements
Candidates must be ABA board-eligible. The position is open to both full-time and part-time anesthesiologists.
Certifications
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 78% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Maine, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$318k (55 salary observations; 250 listings), vs ~$309k nationally (9,890 salary observations; 62,563 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $600k | Physician median $525k (middle half $475k–$588k)301 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Maine vs national | $318k median in Maine | $309k nationally (+3%)55 state / 9,890 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$618k in purchasing power | Maine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Maine | 110 active | 22,471 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 78% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Maine Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus · 36% offer loan repayment110 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology hiring demand | #15 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed |
| New Anesthesiology listings | 290 in the last 30 days | 275 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −4.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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- On-site
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
About Spectrum Healthcare Partners
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Portland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $563k≈ 0.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,399/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.9
- State income tax
- Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.