Physician · Allentown, PA
Physician in Allentown: $9,909/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Allentown. Pay is estimated at $230,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Allentown ranks 94th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,909 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 181 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,909
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$230,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,431
$1,704 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
94th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $230,000.
- Taxes$5,812
- Rent$1,431
- Other living costs$2,014
- Left over$9,909
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $230,000
- Federal income tax
- −$45,863
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,523
- State income tax (PA)
- −$7,061
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,300
- Take-home pay
- $160,253
- Effective tax rate
- 30.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,445
Left over each month
$19,167 gross, minus $5,812 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.
$9,909
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Allentown?
$230,000 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 Allentown?
$9,909 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 13.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 181 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Allentown.