Physician · Erie, PA
Physician in Erie: $9,036/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Erie. Pay is estimated at $202,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Erie ranks 298th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 21.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,036 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chambersburg, about 196 miles away, at $10,618 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,036
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$202,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
298th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
21.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $202,500.
- Taxes$4,997
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$9,036
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $202,500
- Federal income tax
- −$37,847
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,877
- State income tax (PA)
- −$6,217
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,025
- Take-home pay
- $142,534
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$16,875 gross, minus $4,997 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$9,036
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chambersburg, $10,618/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Erie?
$202,500 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 Erie?
$9,036 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $804, and pay covers 21.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Chambersburg, about 196 miles away, leaves $10,618 a month, more than Erie.