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Phoenix, Arizona

Pain Medicine Physician

Pain MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

The Division of Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a pain medicine physician to join our practice collaborating with 6 additional physicians and 2 Advanced Practice Providers.

We provide adult care with focus on the interventional practice offering the full scope of procedures and multidisciplinary pain care at the Mayo Clinic Phoenix hospital campus. We work closely with our colleagues in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurosurgery.

This opportunity will be as a full-time pain medicine clinician, with clinical domains primarily in the outpatient setting but also covering the inpatient pain service. An academic appointment with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine will be appointed based on merit.

Opportunities for growth in educational, research, and administrative areas may be available for the interested candidate as the position matures.

License or Certification: The candidate must be a physician (MD or DO) with ACGME certified pain medicine fellowship training and board-certification/board-eligibility in Pain Medicine as well as in their base specialty. Candidates must be interested in clinical management of pain patients with complex medical histories via a multi-disciplinary collaborative approach.

Candidates must possess the ability to perform a wide range of fluoroscopic pain medicine procedures including a breadth of spinal injections, radiofrequency ablations, peripheral and spine stimulator trials, ultrasound-guided procedures, intrathecal pump management, advanced procedures, and newer and upcoming procedures and techniques.

Candidates must be willing to educate and supervise fellows, residents, and medical students and to work within care teams incorporating Advanced Practice Providers and nursing during clinical care assignments.

An innovative spirit, team-first orientation, ability to adapt, leadership mindset, and openness to change are necessary attributes.

Mutual respect, collaboration, and relationship-building with a variety of teams, both internal and interdepartmental, are strengths of our current culture that we expect any new member of our departmental family to espouse and contribute to further.

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic 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.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive interventional pain medicine care in both outpatient and inpatient settings at the Mayo Clinic Phoenix campus. Responsibilities include collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, supervising fellows and residents, and participating in academic and administrative activities.

Requirements

Candidates must be an MD or DO with ACGME-certified pain medicine fellowship training and board certification or eligibility. Proficiency in a wide range of fluoroscopic and interventional pain procedures is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Fluoroscopic proceduresMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient careTeamworkMedical educationSupervision

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 84% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Pain Medicine market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in pain medicineranked against 127 Pain Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPain Medicine median $525k (middle half $484k–$588k)292 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pain Medicine listings in Arizona6 active128 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 84% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona physician listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 7% offer loan repayment501 active listings, Nov 2026
Pain Medicine hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 28 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 58 postings, 59 closed
New Pain Medicine listings62 in the last 30 days63 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pain Medicine pay trend−19.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (127 Pain Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pain Medicine Physician at Mayo Clinic a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pain Medicine — ranked against 127 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Pain Medicine Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 19 employers
8
<$460k
5
$460k-540k
4
$540k-620k
5
$620k-700k
6
$700k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
71% this job
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Anesthesiologist Dallas (DFW) TX

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Dallas, Texas

$430K - $770K
#2

Physician - Interventional Pain Management

Capital Health (US) · New Jersey

$430k-$709k
#3

Interventional Pain Management Physician | $700K+ Expected Earnings | Orlando, Florida

$700K+
#4

Interventional Pain Management Physician | $500K Base | $700K+ Expected | Stuart, Florida

$500K - $700K+
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Pain Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 127 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Mayo Clinic

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
HSA/FSA
Retirement Package

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.