Physician · Billings, MT
Physician in Billings: $9,431/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Billings. Pay is estimated at $218,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Billings ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,431 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Casper, about 210 miles away, at $10,459 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,431
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$218,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $218,000.
- Taxes$5,668
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$9,431
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $218,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,241
- State income tax (MT)
- −$11,747
- Take-home pay
- $149,988
- Effective tax rate
- 31.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$18,167 gross, minus $5,668 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$9,431
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Casper, $10,459/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Billings?
$218,000 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 Billings?
$9,431 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 16.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Casper, about 210 miles away, leaves $10,459 a month, more than Billings.