Physician · El Centro, CA
Physician in El Centro: $7,441/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in El Centro. Pay is estimated at $190,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, El Centro ranks 372nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,441 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, at $10,552 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$7,441
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$190,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
372nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $190,500.
- Taxes$5,199
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
- Left over$7,441
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $190,500
- Federal income tax
- −$34,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,680
- State income tax (CA)
- −$13,744
- Take-home pay
- $128,109
- Effective tax rate
- 32.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$15,875 gross, minus $5,199 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
$7,441
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $10,552/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in El Centro?
$190,500 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 El Centro?
$7,441 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 15.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, leaves $10,552 a month, more than El Centro.