Physician · Cape Girardeau, MO

Physician in Cape Girardeau: $9,054/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Cape Girardeau. Pay is estimated at $198,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Cape Girardeau ranks 342nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 22.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,054 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 189 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$9,054

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$198,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$721

$858 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

342nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

22.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $198,000.

Taxes$4,911
Rent$721
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$9,054

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $198,000
Federal income tax: −$36,767
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,789
State income tax (MO): −$8,379
Take-home pay: $139,065
Effective tax rate: 29.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $721
Groceries: $351
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $395
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $307
Total spending: $2,535

Left over each month

$16,500 gross, minus $4,911 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.

$9,054

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Cape Girardeau?

$198,000 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 Cape Girardeau?

$9,054 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 22.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Nashville, about 189 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.