Physician · Columbus, IN
Physician in Columbus: $10,423/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Columbus. Pay is estimated at $233,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Columbus ranks 71st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,423 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 220 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,423
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$233,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
71st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $233,000.
- Taxes$5,989
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$10,423
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $233,000
- Federal income tax
- −$46,823
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,594
- State income tax (IN)
- −$6,960
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,495
- Take-home pay
- $161,128
- Effective tax rate
- 30.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$19,417 gross, minus $5,989 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$10,423
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Columbus?
$233,000 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?
$10,423 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 17.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 220 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Columbus.