Physician · Lexington, KY
Physician in Lexington: $9,245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lexington. Pay is estimated at $214,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lexington ranks 198th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 188 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$214,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
198th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $214,000.
- Taxes$5,544
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$9,245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $214,000
- Federal income tax
- −$40,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,147
- State income tax (KY)
- −$8,429
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,210
- Take-home pay
- $147,471
- Effective tax rate
- 31.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$17,833 gross, minus $5,544 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$9,245
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lexington?
$214,000 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 Lexington?
$9,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 15.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 188 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Lexington.