Physician · Knoxville, TN
Physician in Knoxville: $10,020/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Knoxville. Pay is estimated at $213,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Knoxville ranks 207th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,020 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 145 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,020
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$213,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
207th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $213,000.
- Taxes$4,546
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$10,020
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $213,000
- Federal income tax
- −$40,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,124
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $158,453
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$17,750 gross, minus $4,546 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$10,020
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 Knoxville?
$213,000 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 Knoxville?
$10,020 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 145 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Knoxville.