Physician · New York, NY
Physician in New York: $9,662/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in New York. Pay is estimated at $284,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, New York ranks 6th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,662 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 221 miles away, at $12,210 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$9,662
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$284,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
6th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $284,500.
- Taxes$8,884
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$9,662
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $284,500
- Federal income tax
- −$62,709
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$16,325
- State income tax (NY)
- −$16,541
- City / county wage tax
- −$11,027
- Take-home pay
- $177,898
- Effective tax rate
- 37.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$9,662 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,210/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in New York?
$284,500 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 York?
$9,662 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 221 miles away, leaves $12,210 a month, more than New York.