Physician · Hattiesburg, MS

Physician in Hattiesburg: $8,140/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Hattiesburg. Pay is estimated at $190,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Hattiesburg ranks 372nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,140 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 69 miles away, at $10,766 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$8,140

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$190,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,055

$1,256 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

372nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

15.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $190,500.

Taxes$4,744
Rent$1,055
Other living costs$1,936
Left over$8,140

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $190,500
Federal income tax: −$34,967
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,680
State income tax (MS): −$8,281
Take-home pay: $133,572
Effective tax rate: 29.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,055
Groceries: $374
Getting around: $580
Healthcare: $421
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $327
Total spending: $2,991

Left over each month

$15,875 gross, minus $4,744 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.

$8,140

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $10,766/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Hattiesburg?

$190,500 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 Hattiesburg?

$8,140 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Slidell, about 69 miles away, leaves $10,766 a month, more than Hattiesburg.