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Modesto, California

Physician Assistant, Neurosurgery (Modesto, CA)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$175k-$185k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Gould Medical Group is looking for a board certified Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Neurosurgery Department in Modesto, CA.
  • Starting base salary: $175,000 - $185,000
  • Support and supervision provided by our two Neurosurgeons
  • Join two Neurosurgeons and two Physician Assistants
  • Neurosurgeons specialize in general, spine, and brain
  • Experience preferred but not required
  • EHR: Epic
  • Stable and growing group

Inpatient Duties

  • Assist in the OR
  • Rounding and note-taking
  • Hospital floor and ICU
  • Inpatient and emergency room consults

Outpatient Duties

  • Post-op checks
  • Established patient follow-up
  • Average of 10-15 patients per day

Qualifications

  • California licensed physician assistant (PA)
  • Board certified
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

  • Industry leading compensation and benefit package
  • Annual 401(k) gift
  • Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Annual CME allowance
  • Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
  • Individual Performance Bonus
  • Paid time off
  • 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 a 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

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Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide inpatient support including OR assistance, rounding, and ICU care, as well as outpatient follow-ups. They will work alongside two Neurosurgeons to manage patient care and perform consultations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Epic EHRClinical documentationSpine surgeryBrain surgery

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.5% 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 ~$180k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $163k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
77% this job
Sign-on bonus
57% this job
Relocation assistance
20% this job
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 379 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
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.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Industry leading compensation and benefit package
Annual 401(k) gift
Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Annual CME allowance
Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
Individual Performance Bonus
Paid time off
Relocation assistance