Physician · Denver, CO
Physician in Denver: $11,017/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Denver. Pay is estimated at $253,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Denver ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $11,017 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, at $11,386 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$11,017
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$253,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $253,500.
- Taxes$6,544
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$11,017
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $253,500
- Federal income tax
- −$52,424
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,596
- State income tax (CO)
- −$10,512
- Take-home pay
- $174,968
- Effective tax rate
- 31.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$11,017 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $11,386/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Denver?
$253,500 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 Denver?
$11,017 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, leaves $11,386 a month, more than Denver.