Physician · Johnson City, TN
Physician in Johnson City: $9,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Johnson City. Pay is estimated at $198,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Johnson City ranks 342nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 246 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$198,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
342nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $198,000.
- Taxes$4,213
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$9,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $198,000
- Federal income tax
- −$36,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,789
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $147,444
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$16,500 gross, minus $4,213 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$9,424
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Johnson City?
$198,000 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 Johnson City?
$9,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 17.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 246 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Johnson City.