Physician · Columbus, GA
Physician in Columbus: $8,691/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Columbus. Pay is estimated at $202,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Columbus ranks 301st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,691 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, at $10,775 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,691
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$202,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
301st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $202,000.
- Taxes$5,121
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$8,691
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $202,000
- Federal income tax
- −$37,727
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,865
- State income tax (GA)
- −$9,861
- Take-home pay
- $140,547
- Effective tax rate
- 30.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$16,833 gross, minus $5,121 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$8,691
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 Columbus?
$202,000 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 Columbus?
$8,691 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 15.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, leaves $10,775 a month, more than Columbus.