Physician · Modesto, CA
Physician in Modesto: $8,463/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Modesto. Pay is estimated at $219,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Modesto ranks 149th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,463 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 71 miles away, at $11,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,463
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$219,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
149th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $219,000.
- Taxes$6,083
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$8,463
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $219,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,343
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,265
- State income tax (CA)
- −$16,394
- Take-home pay
- $145,998
- Effective tax rate
- 33.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$18,250 gross, minus $6,083 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$8,463
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $11,746/mo.
Physician leftover by city →Best cities for physicians to move to →Physician nearby
Other jobs in Modesto
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a physician make in Modesto?
$219,000 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 Modesto?
$8,463 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
San Francisco, about 71 miles away, leaves $11,746 a month, more than Modesto.