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Mountain View, California

Physician, Dermatology Mohs (Mountain View, CA)

DermatologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$405k-$450k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group seeks a 1.0 FTE BE/BC Mohs Surgeon.

Location: Mountain View, CA and Sunnyvale, CA

Position Details

  • Mohs Surgeon opportunity (1.0 FTE)
  • Mohs and general dermatology
  • State of the art facility
  • Physician-led and collegial environment
  • Opportunity to grow a subspecialty interest

Qualification(s)

Board-certified or board-eligible in Mohs

Join Us and Enjoy

We Offer

  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA
  • Organization Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 clinicians 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

Mountain View is located 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco. The city is perfectly situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay. Mountain View is home to many prominent high technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Intuit.

While this city is keeping pace with new ideas and innovations, it partners with its citizens to provide a balanced community lifestyle with award winning community programs, library services, parks and recreational facilities and state-of-the-art buildings. Downtown Mountain View has a delicious collection of restaurants.

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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 Mohs Surgeon will perform Mohs and general dermatology procedures within a state-of-the-art facility. The role involves working in a collegial, physician-led environment to deliver exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Mohs surgeryClinical excellence

Dermatology — Physician Career Context

Dermatology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 7,369 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $55 per wRVU — implying roughly $405k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Dermatology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$405k–$450kDermatology median $450k (middle half $400k–$525k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$386k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dermatology listings in California75 active368 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Dermatology hiring demand#25 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 28 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 66 postings, 125 closed
New Dermatology listings153 in the last 30 days130 the 30 days before (+18%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Dermatology pay trend−5.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$405k$55/wRVU × 7,369 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dermatologist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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5
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1
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2
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Annual compensation range

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#2

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Dermatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 357 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sutter Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years
Production bonus
Shareholder eligibility after two years
Schedule flexibility
Sabbaticals
Relocation allowance
Generous benefits package
401K

Living in Mountain View

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.07M≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,535/mo≈ 13% 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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.