Physician · Fairbanks, AK
Physician in Fairbanks: $11,046/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Fairbanks. Pay is estimated at $241,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Fairbanks ranks 44th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $11,046 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $11,545 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$11,046
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$241,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
44th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $241,000.
- Taxes$5,347
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$11,046
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $241,000
- Federal income tax
- −$49,383
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,782
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $176,835
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$20,083 gross, minus $5,347 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$11,046
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $11,545/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Fairbanks?
$241,000 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 Fairbanks?
$11,046 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 14.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $11,545 a month, more than Fairbanks.