Physician · Bellingham, WA
Physician in Bellingham: $10,228/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Bellingham. Pay is estimated at $224,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Bellingham ranks 126th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,228 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 95 miles away, at $13,310 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,228
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$224,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
126th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $224,000.
- Taxes$4,860
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$10,228
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $224,000
- Federal income tax
- −$43,943
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,382
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $165,675
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$18,667 gross, minus $4,860 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$10,228
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $13,310/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Bellingham?
$224,000 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 Bellingham?
$10,228 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Seattle, about 95 miles away, leaves $13,310 a month, more than Bellingham.