Physician · Monroe, LA
Physician in Monroe: $9,392/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Monroe. Pay is estimated at $203,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Monroe ranks 292nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 19.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,392 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 200 miles away, at $10,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,392
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$203,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
292nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
19.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $203,000.
- Taxes$4,798
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$9,392
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $203,000
- Federal income tax
- −$37,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,889
- State income tax (LA)
- −$5,715
- Take-home pay
- $145,429
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$16,917 gross, minus $4,798 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$9,392
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $10,766/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Monroe?
$203,000 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 Monroe?
$9,392 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 19.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Slidell, about 200 miles away, leaves $10,766 a month, more than Monroe.