Physician · Paducah, KY
Physician in Paducah: $8,902/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Paducah. Pay is estimated at $203,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Paducah ranks 292nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 20.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,902 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 130 miles away, at $10,886 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,902
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$203,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
292nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
20.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $203,000.
- Taxes$5,241
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$8,902
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $203,000
- Federal income tax
- −$37,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,889
- State income tax (KY)
- −$7,989
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,045
- Take-home pay
- $140,110
- Effective tax rate
- 31.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$16,917 gross, minus $5,241 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$8,902
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $10,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Paducah?
$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 Paducah?
$8,902 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 20.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Nashville, about 130 miles away, leaves $10,886 a month, more than Paducah.