Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Physician take-home pay in Philadelphia: $10,321 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $249,000 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,321

Local pay (annual)

$249,000

$13,759 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,541

$1,835 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$6,991
  • Rent$1,541
  • Other living costs$1,897
  • Left over$10,321

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$249,000
Federal income tax
−$51,943
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,970
State income tax (PA)
−$7,644
City / county wage tax
−$9,338
Take-home pay
$165,106
Effective tax rate
33.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,541
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$418
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,438

Left over each month

$20,750 gross, minus $6,991 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.

$10,321

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Philadelphia?

On a local physician wage of about $249,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $10,321 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Philadelphia tax a physician paycheck?

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.

How does Philadelphia compare for a physician?

Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.