Physician · Asheville, NC
Physician in Asheville: $8,847/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Asheville. Pay is estimated at $205,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Asheville ranks 269th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,847 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 235 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,847
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$205,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
269th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $205,500.
- Taxes$5,059
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$8,847
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $205,500
- Federal income tax
- −$38,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,947
- State income tax (NC)
- −$8,192
- Take-home pay
- $144,794
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$17,125 gross, minus $5,059 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$8,847
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Asheville?
$205,500 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 Asheville?
$8,847 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 13.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 235 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Asheville.