Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Physician in Los Angeles: $9,830/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Los Angeles. Pay is estimated at $268,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Los Angeles ranks 8th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,830 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 230 miles away, at $10,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$9,830
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$268,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
8th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $268,000.
- Taxes$7,829
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$9,830
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $268,000
- Federal income tax
- −$57,064
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,937
- State income tax (CA)
- −$20,951
- Take-home pay
- $174,048
- Effective tax rate
- 35.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$9,830 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $10,588/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Los Angeles?
$268,000 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 Los Angeles?
$9,830 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Las Vegas, about 230 miles away, leaves $10,588 a month, more than Los Angeles.