Physician · Missoula, MT
Physician in Missoula: $8,791/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Missoula. Pay is estimated at $206,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Missoula ranks 259th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,791 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 241 miles away, at $10,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,791
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$206,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
259th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $206,500.
- Taxes$5,321
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$8,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $206,500
- Federal income tax
- −$38,807
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,971
- State income tax (MT)
- −$11,069
- Take-home pay
- $142,653
- Effective tax rate
- 30.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$17,208 gross, minus $5,321 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$8,791
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $10,664/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Missoula?
$206,500 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 Missoula?
$8,791 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Kennewick, about 241 miles away, leaves $10,664 a month, more than Missoula.