Physician · Ames, IA

Physician in Ames: $8,788/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Ames. Pay is estimated at $190,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Ames ranks 372nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 20.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,788 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cedar Rapids, about 106 miles away, at $10,933 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$8,788

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$190,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$760

$905 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

372nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

20.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $190,500.

Taxes$4,611
Rent$760
Other living costs$1,716
Left over$8,788

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $190,500
Federal income tax: −$34,967
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,680
State income tax (IA): −$6,684
Take-home pay: $135,168
Effective tax rate: 29.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $760
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $457
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,476

Left over each month

$15,875 gross, minus $4,611 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.

$8,788

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cedar Rapids, $10,933/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Ames?

$190,500 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 Ames?

$8,788 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 20.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Cedar Rapids, about 106 miles away, leaves $10,933 a month, more than Ames.