Physician · Atlanta, GA

Physician take-home pay in Atlanta: $10,371 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $241,500 in Atlanta, GA, after Georgia tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,399. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,371

Local pay (annual)

$241,500

$13,771 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,399

$1,665 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$6,354
  • Rent$1,399
  • Other living costs$2,001
  • Left over$10,371

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$241,500
Federal income tax
−$49,543
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,793
State income tax (GA)
−$11,911
Take-home pay
$165,253
Effective tax rate
31.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,399
Groceries
$392
Getting around
$580
Healthcare
$441
Utilities and internet
$245
Everything else
$343
Total spending
$3,400

Left over each month

$20,125 gross, minus $6,354 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.

$10,371

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Atlanta?

On a local physician wage of about $241,500, leftover after Georgia tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,399 is about $10,371 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Atlanta tax a physician paycheck?

Atlanta is in Georgia, which taxes wage income.

How does Atlanta compare for a physician?

Open the Atlanta paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.