Physician · Dallas, TX
Physician in Dallas: $11,678/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Dallas. Pay is estimated at $244,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Dallas ranks 36th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $11,678 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Austin, about 184 miles away, at $11,973 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$11,678
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$244,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
36th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $244,000.
- Taxes$5,396
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$11,678
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $244,000
- Federal income tax
- −$49,384
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,373
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $179,243
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$11,678 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Austin, $11,973/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Dallas?
$244,000 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 Dallas?
$11,678 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 16.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Austin, about 184 miles away, leaves $11,973 a month, more than Dallas.