Family Medicine Physician
Listed compensation
$220k
The week · per this posting4-day week
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Job Description
- $220,000 base salary
- $50,000 sign on bonus
- $35k housing allowance
Requirements
- Family Practice/Internal Medicine/DO Physicians with experience preferred BUT will consider New Grads
- Board Eligible or Certified required
- Must be able to work independently
- 40 hour work week (4 day work weeks are available)
- No call
- 20-25 patient volume per typical day
- 4-6 weeks paid vacation plus 5 sick days, one week paid for CME and hospital holidays per calendar year malpractice insurance coverage
- Employee Benefits
- 401k retirement plan once eligible with minimum hospital contribution of 3% and matching up to 1%
- Flex Spending and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Dependent Care Account
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Vision & Dental
- Supplemental Life & Disability Insurance
- Competitive Health Insurance
- 25% discount on DECH and CCH services
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Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical care to patients with a daily volume of 20-25 patients. Work independently within a clinical setting while maintaining a 40-hour work week.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$220k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $227k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.1 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine | ranked against 2,590 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $220k | Family Medicine median $275k (middle half $266k–$305k)175 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$227k in purchasing power | Maine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Maine | 16 active | 2,578 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $50k sign-on | Maine Physician listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus · 38% offer loan repayment104 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 | 1,894 in the last 30 days | 1,358 the 30 days before (+39%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +5.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician at Down East Community Hospital a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,590 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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41 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
41 jobs · 31 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
35 jobs · 31 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,590 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Machias
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $173k≈ 0.8× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $656/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 13 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.