Physician · Durham, NC
Physician in Durham: $10,512/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Durham. Pay is estimated at $235,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Durham ranks 59th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,512 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 214 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,512
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$235,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
59th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $235,000.
- Taxes$5,962
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$10,512
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $235,000
- Federal income tax
- −$47,463
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,641
- State income tax (NC)
- −$9,446
- Take-home pay
- $163,451
- Effective tax rate
- 30.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$19,583 gross, minus $5,962 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$10,512
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Durham?
$235,000 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 Durham?
$10,512 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 15.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 214 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Durham.