Physician · New Orleans, LA
Physician in New Orleans: $9,756/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in New Orleans. Pay is estimated at $214,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, New Orleans ranks 195th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,756 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 81 miles away, at $10,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,756
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$214,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
195th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $214,500.
- Taxes$5,093
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$9,756
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $214,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,903
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,159
- State income tax (LA)
- −$6,060
- Take-home pay
- $153,378
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$17,875 gross, minus $5,093 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$9,756
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 New Orleans?
$214,500 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 New Orleans?
$9,756 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 14.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Slidell, about 81 miles away, leaves $10,766 a month, more than New Orleans.