Physician · Fayetteville, NC

Physician in Fayetteville: $8,766/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Fayetteville. Pay is estimated at $200,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Fayetteville ranks 317th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,766 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Raleigh, about 58 miles away, at $10,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$8,766

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$200,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,044

$1,243 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

317th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

16.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $200,500.

Taxes$4,931
Rent$1,044
Other living costs$1,967
Left over$8,766

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $200,500
Federal income tax: −$37,367
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,830
State income tax (NC): −$7,979
Take-home pay: $141,324
Effective tax rate: 29.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,044
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $573
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,011

Left over each month

$16,708 gross, minus $4,931 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.

$8,766

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Raleigh, $10,741/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Fayetteville?

$200,500 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 Fayetteville?

$8,766 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 16.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Raleigh, about 58 miles away, leaves $10,741 a month, more than Fayetteville.