Physician · Columbia, MO
Physician in Columbia: $9,489/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Columbia. Pay is estimated at $210,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Columbia ranks 235th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,489 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cedar Rapids, about 220 miles away, at $10,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,489
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$210,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
235th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $210,000.
- Taxes$5,220
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$9,489
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $210,000
- Federal income tax
- −$39,647
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,053
- State income tax (MO)
- −$8,943
- Take-home pay
- $147,357
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$17,500 gross, minus $5,220 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$9,489
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cedar Rapids, $10,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Columbia?
$210,000 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 Columbia?
$9,489 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 17.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Cedar Rapids, about 220 miles away, leaves $10,933 a month, more than Columbia.