Physician · Lafayette, LA
Physician in Lafayette: $10,058/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lafayette. Pay is estimated at $218,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lafayette ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,058 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 193 miles away, at $11,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,058
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$218,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $218,000.
- Taxes$5,202
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$10,058
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $218,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,241
- State income tax (LA)
- −$6,165
- Take-home pay
- $155,571
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$18,167 gross, minus $5,202 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$10,058
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $11,762/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lafayette?
$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 Lafayette?
$10,058 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 17.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Houston, about 193 miles away, leaves $11,762 a month, more than Lafayette.