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Salud Family Health
Sterling, Colorado

Family Physician - $40K Bonus

Family MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$253k-$288k

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Job Description

Company Description

Salud Family Health is an FQHC / Community Health Center

Since 1970, Salud has been committed to providing a Medical Home to patients, where medical, dental, behavioral health services, and clinical pharmacists work together and coordinate efforts in a team-based system of care. We strive to improve the quality of our patient's lives who would otherwise have limited access to health care. We serve all individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.

Job Description

  • We're seeking a Board-Certified Family Physician at our Community Health Clinic in Sterling, Co.
  • No hospital work required

We Offer

  • Starting Annual Salary - $253,000 to $287,900
  • $40k Sign-on Bonus
  • 4-day work week (32 scheduled patient hours per week)
  • Relocation potential up to $10,000
  • Student loan repayment potential

What We Offer

  • Medical PPO Plan (Similar to ACA Exchange Platinum Benefit Coverage Levels)
  • Low employee premiums, especially given rich benefits
  • $25 Primary Care Physician and Specialist Co-pays (in-network)
  • Low deductibles and co-insurance
  • Free provider visits and services at all Salud facilities
  • Preferred prescription pricing at Salud pharmacies
  • Dental PPO plan
  • Includes Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities
  • Vision
  • Up to 21 paid vacation days per year
  • 10 Paid Holidays per year (includes 2 Floating Holidays and paid Birthday)
  • Up to 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year

Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud contributes 5% of your compensation each month (no matching employee contribution is required…you receive the contribution no matter what). Employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible.

403b Retirement savings plan. You can contribute pre-tax or after-tax (Roth) towards your retirement savings.

  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Basic Life and AD&D
  • Supplemental Life and AD&D
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Financial and time-off reimbursement for continuing medical education
  • Student loan repayment potential
  • Our Mission is to provide a quality, integrated healthcare home to the communities we serve

Qualifications

Education

Graduation from an approved school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine

Experience

No prior experience

Licensure

  • Possess a license to practice medicine in good standing in the State of Colorado
  • Board certification in family medicine
  • J1 visa waiver docs are eligible, but board certification has to be in family medicine

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Sensitivity to low-income and ethnic minority communities is a must
  • Ability to speak Spanish preferred
  • SAL789
  • The application window is anticipated to close by 12/31/26

Additional Information

Salud Family Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Department: Medical Provider

Compensation: USD 253000 - USD 287900 - yearly

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medical care within a team-based system including medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Coordinate efforts with clinical pharmacists and other staff to improve patient health outcomes in a community health setting.

Key Skills

Patient careClinical practiceTeam-based careSpanish language proficiencyMedical diagnosisTreatment planningElectronic health recordsPreventive medicineChronic disease managementPatient educationHealth equityCultural competence

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Colorado, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$259k (98 salary observations; 251 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,477 salary observations; 7,028 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$270k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $262k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Colorado?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · above average in family medicineranked against 2,581 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$253k–$288kFamily Medicine median $275k (middle half $250k–$315k)169 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Colorado vs national$259k median in Colorado$269k nationally (−4%)98 state / 1,477 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$262k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Colorado50 active2,576 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-on · loan repaymentColorado Physician listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 19% offer loan repayment373 active listings, Oct 2026
Family Medicine pay trend−3.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,581 Family Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Physician - $40K Bonus at Salud Family Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,581 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

48 jobs · 37 employers
12
<$275k
13
$275k-315k
10
$315k-355k
10
$355k-395k
3
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

42 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
62% this job
Sign-on bonus
60% this job
Loan repayment
33% this job
Relocation assistance
33% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,581 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Salud Family Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Lupton, CO
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical PPO Plan
Dental PPO
Vision
21 paid vacation days
10 paid holidays
8 sick days
Defined Contribution Pension (5% employer contribution)
403b Retirement savings

Living in Sterling

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k≈ 1.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,172/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.