Physician · Dalton, GA

Physician in Dalton: $8,584/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Dalton. Pay is estimated at $202,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Dalton ranks 301st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,584 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 138 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$8,584

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$202,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,124

$1,338 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

301st of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

15.0×

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$1,124
Other living costs$2,004
Left over$8,584

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: $1,124
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $606
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,128

Left over each month

$16,833 gross, minus $5,121 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.

$8,584

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 Dalton?

$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 Dalton?

$8,584 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Nashville, about 138 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Dalton.