Physician · Boulder, CO

Physician in Boulder: $10,404/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Boulder. Pay is estimated at $239,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Boulder ranks 47th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,404 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, at $11,350 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$10,404

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$239,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,647

$1,961 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

47th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

12.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $239,000.

Taxes$6,113
Rent$1,647
Other living costs$1,753
Left over$10,404

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $239,000
Federal income tax: −$48,743
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,735
State income tax (CO): −$9,874
Take-home pay: $165,649
Effective tax rate: 30.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,647
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $342
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,400

Left over each month

$19,917 gross, minus $6,113 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.

$10,404

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $11,350/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Boulder?

$239,000 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 Boulder?

$10,404 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, leaves $11,350 a month, more than Boulder.