Physician · Helena, MT
Physician in Helena: $9,897/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Helena. Pay is estimated at $229,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Helena ranks 97th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,897 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Lewiston is the strongest other metro for this job ($9,459 left over a month), and Helena still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,897
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$229,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
97th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $229,500.
- Taxes$6,053
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$9,897
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $229,500
- Federal income tax
- −$45,703
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,511
- State income tax (MT)
- −$12,426
- Take-home pay
- $156,860
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$19,125 gross, minus $6,053 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$9,897
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $9,459/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Helena?
$229,500 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 Helena?
$9,897 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 15.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Helena leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Lewiston at $9,459 a month.