Physician · Appleton, WI
Physician in Appleton: $11,028/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Appleton. Pay is estimated at $243,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Appleton ranks 39th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 22.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $11,028 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Cedar Rapids is the strongest other metro for this job ($10,933 left over a month), and Appleton still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$11,028
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$243,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
39th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
22.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $243,000.
- Taxes$6,386
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$11,028
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $243,000
- Federal income tax
- −$50,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,829
- State income tax (WI)
- −$11,781
- Take-home pay
- $166,367
- Effective tax rate
- 31.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$20,250 gross, minus $6,386 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$11,028
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 Appleton?
$243,000 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 Appleton?
$11,028 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 22.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Cedar Rapids at $10,933 a month.