Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Physician take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $9,924 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $229,500 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$9,924

Local pay (annual)

$229,500

$12,946 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,191

$1,418 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$6,179
  • Rent$1,191
  • Other living costs$1,831
  • Left over$9,924

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$229,500
Federal income tax
−$45,703
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,511
State income tax (PA)
−$7,046
City / county wage tax
−$6,885
Take-home pay
$155,355
Effective tax rate
32.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,191
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$497
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,022

Left over each month

$19,125 gross, minus $6,179 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.

$9,924

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Pittsburgh?

On a local physician wage of about $229,500, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $9,924 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Pittsburgh tax a physician paycheck?

Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.

How does Pittsburgh compare for a physician?

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