Physician · Charleston, SC
Physician in Charleston: $9,910/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Charleston. Pay is estimated at $237,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Charleston ranks 51st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,588/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,910 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 218 miles away, at $10,775 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,910
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$237,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,588
$1,890 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
51st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $237,000.
- Taxes$6,325
- Rent$1,588
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$9,910
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $237,000
- Federal income tax
- −$48,103
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,688
- State income tax (SC)
- −$13,111
- Take-home pay
- $161,098
- Effective tax rate
- 32.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,588
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,515
Left over each month
$19,750 gross, minus $6,325 in tax and $3,515 in living costs.
$9,910
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $10,775/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Charleston?
$237,000 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 Charleston?
$9,910 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,588, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 218 miles away, leaves $10,775 a month, more than Charleston.