Physician · Lakeland, FL
Physician in Lakeland: $9,328/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lakeland. Pay is estimated at $203,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lakeland ranks 284th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,328 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, at $10,775 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,328
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$203,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
284th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $203,500.
- Taxes$4,332
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$9,328
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $203,500
- Federal income tax
- −$38,087
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,900
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $151,513
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$16,958 gross, minus $4,332 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$9,328
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $10,775/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lakeland?
$203,500 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 Lakeland?
$9,328 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, leaves $10,775 a month, more than Lakeland.