Physician · Muskegon, MI
Physician in Muskegon: $8,787/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Muskegon. Pay is estimated at $203,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Muskegon ranks 284th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,787 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 114 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,787
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$203,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,007
$1,199 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
284th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $203,500.
- Taxes$5,203
- Rent$1,007
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$8,787
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $203,500
- Federal income tax
- −$38,087
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,900
- State income tax (MI)
- −$8,411
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,035
- Take-home pay
- $141,067
- Effective tax rate
- 30.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,007
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$16,958 gross, minus $5,203 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$8,787
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 Muskegon?
$203,500 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 Muskegon?
$8,787 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,007, and pay covers 16.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 114 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Muskegon.