Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Physician in Lake Charles: $9,683/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lake Charles. Pay is estimated at $213,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lake Charles ranks 207th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,683 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 130 miles away, at $11,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,683
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$213,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
207th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $213,000.
- Taxes$5,047
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$9,683
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $213,000
- Federal income tax
- −$40,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,124
- State income tax (LA)
- −$6,015
- Take-home pay
- $152,438
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,020
Left over each month
$17,750 gross, minus $5,047 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.
$9,683
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 Lake Charles?
$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 Lake Charles?
$9,683 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 15.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Houston, about 130 miles away, leaves $11,762 a month, more than Lake Charles.