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Modesto, California

Physician, Neurosurgery (Modesto, CA)

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting base salary: $875K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group seeks to hire a BE/BC Neurosurgeon in Modesto, CA.

Position Details

  • Starting base salary: $875,000
  • Two-year salary guarantee
  • RVU bonus compensation model starting in year two
  • RVU bonus potential during guarantee
  • Residency/Fellowship stipend available
  • Sign on bonus
  • Join two established neurosurgeons specializing in general, spine, and brain
  • One hospital location: Memorial Medical Center, 423 bed level 2 trauma center
  • Physician assistant support

Qualifications

  • Board certified/Board eligible
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

  • Annual 12.0% 401(k) gift
  • Two-year shareholder track
  • Annual CME allowance
  • Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
  • Annual profit sharing for shareholders
  • Individual Performance Bonus
  • Relocation assistance

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, 525+ clinician multi-specialty group located about two hours east of San Francisco, California. Our communities offer quick access to the bay area as well as other hot spots such as Napa Valley, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe.

Community Information

Area Details

  • Close proximity to the Bay Area but dramatically lower cost of living
  • Short driving distance to Yosemite, wine country, Lake Tahoe, Monterey
  • Centrally located with quick access to skiing, hiking, surfing and entertainment venues of various types
  • Rapidly growing communities
  • Excellent school options
  • Average of 260 days of sunshine annually

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.

We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

The neurosurgeon will provide specialized care in general, spine, and brain surgery at Memorial Medical Center. They will work alongside established neurosurgeons and receive support from physician assistants.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

NeurosurgerySpine surgeryGeneral neurosurgeryTrauma care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Neurosurgery (Modesto, CA) at Sutter Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 932 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 84% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 9,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $475k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Surgeon Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 10 employers

25
<$515k
3
$515k-680k
1
$700k
9
$845k-1010k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
16% this job
Relocation assistance
13% this job
Sign-on bonus
10% this job
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 932 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.1
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Modesto, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Annual 12.0% 401(k) gift
Two-year shareholder track
Annual CME allowance
Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
Annual profit sharing for shareholders
Individual Performance Bonus
Relocation assistance