General Surgery Physician Jobs in Massachusetts
This page lists active General Surgery physician openings across Massachusetts and the recruitment context my team uses when scoping a General Surgery search in this state. For the full General Surgery market narrative I write to candidates, see our General Surgery specialty hub; for the broader Massachusetts licensing and incentive picture, see our Massachusetts recruiter page.
General Surgery hiring footprint in Massachusetts
When I run a General Surgery search in Massachusetts, the candidate-employer geography sorts quickly. Active General Surgery hiring concentrates around Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell. Massachusetts is dominated by Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Boston Children's, UMass Memorial, Tufts Medicine, and Steward Health Care.
General Surgery compensation context for Massachusetts
- Typical base range
- $370K – $535K (median $425K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Primary board
- American Board of Surgery (ABS)
- Fellowship pathways
- Surgical Oncology, Vascular, Colorectal, MIS, Trauma/Critical Care, Breast, Pediatric
- Common practice settings
- hospital-employed general surgery, surgical partnership, rural critical-access hospital
I tell General Surgery candidates considering Massachusetts that the in-state base typically lands inside the national range above, with rural and HPSA-designated counties producing offers at or above the upper end once signing bonuses, loan repayment, and rural premiums are stacked. The single biggest variance lever for any General Surgery offer in Massachusetts is whether the role sits in one of the major Massachusetts metros above or in a shortage-area county.
J-1 waivers and loan repayment in Massachusetts for General Surgery
Massachusetts runs an annual Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver allotment that regularly absorbs General Surgery candidates serving HPSA sites; NHSC loan repayment is broadly available at qualifying Massachusetts FQHCs and critical-access employers. Specific Massachusetts state-funded loan repayment eligibility for General Surgery depends on the practice setting and patient panel.
Engage a Massachusetts General Surgery recruiter
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com to scope a General Surgery search in Massachusetts. Initial scoping calls take 30 minutes and produce a written engagement proposal within two business days.