Physician · Austin, TX
Physician in Austin: $11,973/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Austin. Pay is estimated at $249,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Austin ranks 25th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $11,973 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Houston is the strongest other metro for this job ($11,798 left over a month), and Austin still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$11,973
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$249,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
25th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $249,000.
- Taxes$5,540
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$11,973
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $249,000
- Federal income tax
- −$50,984
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,491
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $182,526
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$11,973 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $11,798/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Austin?
$249,000 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 Austin?
$11,973 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 17.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Austin leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Houston at $11,798 a month.