Physician · Columbia, SC
Physician in Columbia: $9,166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Columbia. Pay is estimated at $213,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Columbia ranks 202nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Raleigh, about 186 miles away, at $10,741 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$213,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
202nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $213,500.
- Taxes$5,531
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$9,166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $213,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,583
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,135
- State income tax (SC)
- −$11,654
- Take-home pay
- $147,127
- Effective tax rate
- 31.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$17,792 gross, minus $5,531 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$9,166
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Raleigh, $10,741/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Columbia?
$213,500 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 Columbia?
$9,166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 15.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Raleigh, about 186 miles away, leaves $10,741 a month, more than Columbia.