Physician · Buffalo, NY
Physician in Buffalo: $9,886/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Buffalo. Pay is estimated at $227,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Buffalo ranks 106th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,886 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 245 miles away, at $10,676 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,886
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$227,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
106th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $227,000.
- Taxes$5,997
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$9,886
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $227,000
- Federal income tax
- −$44,903
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,453
- State income tax (NY)
- −$12,602
- Take-home pay
- $155,042
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$18,917 gross, minus $5,997 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$9,886
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $10,676/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Buffalo?
$227,000 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 Buffalo?
$9,886 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 16.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Albany, about 245 miles away, leaves $10,676 a month, more than Buffalo.