Physician · La Crosse, WI
Physician in La Crosse: $9,819/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in La Crosse. Pay is estimated at $218,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, La Crosse ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 20.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,819 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 142 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,819
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$218,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
20.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $218,000.
- Taxes$5,560
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$9,819
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $218,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,241
- State income tax (WI)
- −$10,456
- Take-home pay
- $151,279
- Effective tax rate
- 30.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$18,167 gross, minus $5,560 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
$9,819
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in La Crosse?
$218,000 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 La Crosse?
$9,819 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 20.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 142 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than La Crosse.