Physician · Augusta, GA
Physician in Augusta: $9,009/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Augusta. Pay is estimated at $209,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Augusta ranks 243rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,009 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, at $10,775 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,009
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$209,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
243rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $209,000.
- Taxes$5,305
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$9,009
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $209,000
- Federal income tax
- −$39,407
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,030
- State income tax (GA)
- −$10,224
- Take-home pay
- $145,339
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$17,417 gross, minus $5,305 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$9,009
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $10,775/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Augusta?
$209,000 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 Augusta?
$9,009 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 15.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, leaves $10,775 a month, more than Augusta.