Physician · Lincoln, NE
Physician in Lincoln: $9,571/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lincoln. Pay is estimated at $212,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lincoln ranks 213th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,571 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, at $10,884 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,571
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$212,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
213th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $212,500.
- Taxes$5,379
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$9,571
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $212,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,263
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,112
- State income tax (NE)
- −$10,171
- Take-home pay
- $147,954
- Effective tax rate
- 30.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$17,708 gross, minus $5,379 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$9,571
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $10,884/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lincoln?
$212,500 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 Lincoln?
$9,571 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 17.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $10,884 a month, more than Lincoln.