Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Physician in Baton Rouge: $10,165/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Baton Rouge. Pay is estimated at $220,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Baton Rouge ranks 140th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,165 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 70 miles away, at $10,766 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$10,165

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$220,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,065

$1,268 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

140th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

17.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $220,500.

Taxes$5,280
Rent$1,065
Other living costs$1,865
Left over$10,165

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $220,500
Federal income tax: −$42,823
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,300
State income tax (LA): −$6,240
Take-home pay: $157,137
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,065
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,930

Left over each month

$18,375 gross, minus $5,280 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.

$10,165

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $10,766/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Baton Rouge?

$220,500 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 Baton Rouge?

$10,165 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 17.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Slidell, about 70 miles away, leaves $10,766 a month, more than Baton Rouge.