Physician · Lansing, MI
Physician in Lansing: $9,377/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lansing. Pay is estimated at $211,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lansing ranks 217th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 18.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,377 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 218 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,377
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$211,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
217th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
18.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $211,500.
- Taxes$5,413
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$9,377
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $211,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,088
- State income tax (MI)
- −$8,751
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,115
- Take-home pay
- $146,539
- Effective tax rate
- 30.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$17,625 gross, minus $5,413 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$9,377
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 Lansing?
$211,500 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 Lansing?
$9,377 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $980, and pay covers 18.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 218 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Lansing.