Physician · Alexandria, LA
Physician in Alexandria: $9,560/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Alexandria. Pay is estimated at $204,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Alexandria ranks 275th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 21.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,560 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 197 miles away, at $11,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,560
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$204,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
275th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
21.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $204,500.
- Taxes$4,834
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$9,560
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $204,500
- Federal income tax
- −$38,327
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,924
- State income tax (LA)
- −$5,760
- Take-home pay
- $146,489
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$17,042 gross, minus $4,834 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$9,560
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $11,762/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Alexandria?
$204,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Alexandria?
$9,560 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 21.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Houston, about 197 miles away, leaves $11,762 a month, more than Alexandria.