Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Physician in Grand Rapids: $9,835/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Grand Rapids. Pay is estimated at $222,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Grand Rapids ranks 130th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,835 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 161 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,835
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$222,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
130th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $222,500.
- Taxes$5,586
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$9,835
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $222,500
- Federal income tax
- −$43,463
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,347
- State income tax (MI)
- −$9,218
- Take-home pay
- $155,472
- Effective tax rate
- 30.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,121
Left over each month
$18,542 gross, minus $5,586 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.
$9,835
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Grand Rapids?
$222,500 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 Grand Rapids?
$9,835 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 14.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 161 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Grand Rapids.