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Charleston, South Carolina

Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency Medicine

Compensation

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Job Description

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  • Location: Location
  • US-SC-Charleston
  • Recruiter: Full Name: First Last
  • Kathleen Strautmann
  • Direct phone number
  • 314-744-4144
  • Recruiter: Email kathleen_strautmann@spectrumhealth.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide emergency medical services to patients within a Department of Defense medical facility. Manage acute illnesses and injuries while ensuring high-quality clinical care.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified physicians specializing in emergency medicine. Professional licensure and relevant medical credentials are required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical AssessmentTrauma ManagementAcute Care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 35 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 89% have no call, 77% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedEmergency Medicine median $363k (middle half $275k–$588k)160 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in South Carolina39 active1,075 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 77% no weekends35 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina Physician listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $88k) · 15% offer loan repayment461 active listings, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#1 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings486 in the last 30 days460 the 30 days before (+6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 8 employers
27
<$355k
0
$355k-360k
0
$360k-365k
1
$365k
3
$370k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 8 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
Sign-on bonus
19%
CME allowance
10%
Relocation assistance
10%
Visa sponsorship
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Emergency Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Jackson, Mississippi

$250k-$500k
#2

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

Healthcare United · Charleston, Illinois

$460K
#3

Physician, Emergency Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

Physician, Urgent Care (San Francisco, CA)

$340k-$365k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,066 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$530k
Typical market rent
$2,288/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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