Physician · Merced, CA

Physician in Merced: $7,817/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Merced. Pay is estimated at $202,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Merced ranks 301st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,817 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 94 miles away, at $11,746 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$7,817

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$202,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,271

$1,513 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

301st of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

13.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $202,000.

Taxes$5,534
Rent$1,271
Other living costs$2,212
Left over$7,817

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $202,000
Federal income tax: −$37,727
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,865
State income tax (CA): −$14,813
Take-home pay: $135,595
Effective tax rate: 32.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,271
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $642
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,483

Left over each month

$16,833 gross, minus $5,534 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.

$7,817

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $11,746/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Merced?

$202,000 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 Merced?

$7,817 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 13.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

San Francisco, about 94 miles away, leaves $11,746 a month, more than Merced.