Physician · Madison, WI
Physician in Madison: $10,418/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Madison. Pay is estimated at $239,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Madison ranks 47th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,418 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 103 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,418
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$239,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
47th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $239,000.
- Taxes$6,254
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$10,418
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $239,000
- Federal income tax
- −$48,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,735
- State income tax (WI)
- −$11,569
- Take-home pay
- $163,953
- Effective tax rate
- 31.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$19,917 gross, minus $6,254 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$10,418
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 Madison?
$239,000 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 Madison?
$10,418 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 103 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Madison.