Physician · Joplin, MO
Physician in Joplin: $8,812/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Joplin. Pay is estimated at $197,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Joplin ranks 345th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 18.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,812 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Little Rock, about 200 miles away, at $10,226 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,812
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$197,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
345th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
18.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $197,000.
- Taxes$4,886
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
- Left over$8,812
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $197,000
- Federal income tax
- −$36,527
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,775
- State income tax (MO)
- −$8,332
- Take-home pay
- $138,366
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$16,417 gross, minus $4,886 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
$8,812
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Little Rock, $10,226/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Joplin?
$197,000 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 Joplin?
$8,812 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 18.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Little Rock, about 200 miles away, leaves $10,226 a month, more than Joplin.