Physician · Decatur, IL
Physician in Decatur: $10,072/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Decatur. Pay is estimated at $220,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Decatur ranks 140th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 26.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,072 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cedar Rapids, about 207 miles away, at $10,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,072
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$220,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
140th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
26.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $220,500.
- Taxes$5,658
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$10,072
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $220,500
- Federal income tax
- −$42,823
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,300
- State income tax (IL)
- −$10,777
- Take-home pay
- $152,600
- Effective tax rate
- 30.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$18,375 gross, minus $5,658 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$10,072
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cedar Rapids, $10,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Decatur?
$220,500 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 Decatur?
$10,072 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 26.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Cedar Rapids, about 207 miles away, leaves $10,933 a month, more than Decatur.