Physician · Lafayette, IN
Physician in Lafayette: $8,530/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lafayette. Pay is estimated at $195,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lafayette ranks 357th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,530 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 148 miles away, at $10,638 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,530
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$195,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
357th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $195,500.
- Taxes$4,891
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$1,890
- Left over$8,530
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $195,500
- Federal income tax
- −$36,167
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,753
- State income tax (IN)
- −$5,835
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,933
- Take-home pay
- $136,813
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,871
Left over each month
$16,292 gross, minus $4,891 in tax and $2,871 in living costs.
$8,530
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $10,638/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lafayette?
$195,500 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 Lafayette?
$8,530 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 16.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Springfield, about 148 miles away, leaves $10,638 a month, more than Lafayette.