Physician · Cedar Rapids, IA
Physician in Cedar Rapids: $10,933/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Cedar Rapids. Pay is estimated at $232,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Cedar Rapids ranks 76th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 21.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,933 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 224 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,933
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$232,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
76th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
21.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $232,500.
- Taxes$5,794
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$10,933
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $232,500
- Federal income tax
- −$46,663
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,582
- State income tax (IA)
- −$8,280
- Take-home pay
- $162,975
- Effective tax rate
- 29.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$19,375 gross, minus $5,794 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$10,933
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Cedar Rapids?
$232,500 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 Cedar Rapids?
$10,933 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 21.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 224 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.