Physician · Iowa City, IA

Physician in Iowa City: $9,301/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Iowa City. Pay is estimated at $201,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Iowa City ranks 314th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 18.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,301 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cedar Rapids, about 39 miles away, at $10,933 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$9,301

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$201,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

314th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

18.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $201,000.

Taxes$4,868
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,670
Left over$9,301

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $201,000
Federal income tax: −$37,487
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,842
State income tax (IA): −$7,083
Take-home pay: $142,588
Effective tax rate: 29.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $411
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,581

Left over each month

$16,750 gross, minus $4,868 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.

$9,301

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cedar Rapids, $10,933/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Iowa City?

$201,000 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 Iowa City?

$9,301 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 18.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Cedar Rapids, about 39 miles away, leaves $10,933 a month, more than Iowa City.