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Sutter Health - Bay Area
Santa Clara, California

Physician, Family/Internal Medicine (Santa Clara [SCU], CA)

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$260k-$300k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Primary Care Student Health Physician.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Opportunity Details

Provide comprehensive primary and preventive care to adolescent and adult student populations, addressing a broad range of acute and chronic health conditions

Deliver patient-centered care, including health education, counseling, and preventive services tailored to a student population

Physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician / staff well-being, and innovation

Qualifications

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

Join Us and Enjoy

We Offer

  • Starting salary $260,000 - $300,000 (based on experience)
  • Generous benefits package
  • PSLF eligible
  • 401K, HSA, Financial planning available

Organization Details

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,100 physicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

  • It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary and preventive care to adolescent and adult student populations. Deliver patient-centered services including health education, counseling, and management of acute and chronic conditions.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Adolescent healthAdult healthClinical collaboration

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Sutter Health - Bay Area ranks #4 of 23 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$280k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $253k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 34 employers

17
<$325k
16
$325k-350k
11
$350k-375k
4
$375k-400k
2
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
64%
Relocation assistance
48%
Loan repayment
32% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$370k-$425k
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$300k-$400k
#3

Internal Medicine Physician - Optum CA - Torrence

$239k-$393k
#4

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$239k-$393k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,143 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Santa Clara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.68M≈ 6.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,957/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

Hospitals and Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting salary $260,000 - $300,000 (based on experience)
Generous benefits package
PSLF eligible
401K
HSA
Financial planning available