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San Jose, California

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Family Medicine (San Jose, CA)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$95.48-$100.25/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group seeks a full-time, certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Family Medicine.

Location: San Jose, CA

Highlights

  • Resource-rich working environment
  • Schedule designed to promote work/life balance
  • Collaborate with a talented team of on-site primary care clinicians and medical specialists

Qualifications

  • 6 months or more of related primary care experience as an APC (Advanced Practice Clinician - NP or PA)
  • Current California State NP or PA license
  • Current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (NPs)
  • Nurse Practitioner furnishing number of NPs (NPs)
  • CAPA Controlled Substance Certification (PAs)
  • Active DEA registration

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 401K, 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.

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

Provide high-quality primary care services as part of a multi-specialty medical group. Collaborate with a team of clinicians and medical specialists to deliver exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical collaboration

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 54% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

In California, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$162k (293 salary observations; 678 listings), vs ~$134k nationally (1,977 salary observations; 8,405 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Family Medicine jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$199k–$209kFamily Medicine median $172k (middle half $154k–$221k)48 comparable listings, Oct 2026
California vs national$162k median in California$134k nationally (+20%)293 state / 1,977 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$184k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in California238 active2,649 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 54% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Nurse Practitioner listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sutter Health#7 of 19 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 35 employers
17
<$170k
14
$170k-200k
6
$200k-230k
2
$230k-260k
4
$260k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs
401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
66%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Relocation assistance
17% this job
Loan repayment
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Primary Care Functional Medicine - Nurse Practitioner

OnePeak Medical · Central Point, Oregon

$300K+
#2

Family Nurse Practitioner

Tuolumne Me Wuk Indian Health Center · Tuolumne, California

$182k-$274k
#3

PMHNP Nurse Practitioner @ Philadelphia / Rittenhouse Square, PA

$230k-$260k
#4

PMHNP Nurse Practitioner @ Philadelphia / Penn, PA

$230k-$260k
+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,601 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.29M
Typical market rent
$3,582/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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.

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