Physician · Harrisburg, PA
Physician in Harrisburg: $10,592/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Harrisburg. Pay is estimated at $236,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Harrisburg ranks 55th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,115/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 $10,592 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 143 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,592
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$236,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,115
$1,327 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
55th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $236,500.
- Taxes$6,020
- Rent$1,115
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$10,592
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $236,500
- Federal income tax
- −$47,943
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,676
- State income tax (PA)
- −$7,261
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,365
- Take-home pay
- $164,256
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,115
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,096
Left over each month
$19,708 gross, minus $6,020 in tax and $3,096 in living costs.
$10,592
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Harrisburg?
$236,500 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 Harrisburg?
$10,592 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 $1,115, and pay covers 17.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 143 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Harrisburg.