Physician · Portland, ME
Physician in Portland: $9,590/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Portland. Pay is estimated at $241,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Portland ranks 41st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,590 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 83 miles away, at $11,844 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,590
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$241,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
41st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $241,500.
- Taxes$6,671
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$9,590
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $241,500
- Federal income tax
- −$49,543
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,793
- State income tax (ME)
- −$15,715
- Take-home pay
- $161,449
- Effective tax rate
- 33.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$20,125 gross, minus $6,671 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$9,590
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $11,844/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Portland?
$241,500 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 Portland?
$9,590 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 10.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Manchester, about 83 miles away, leaves $11,844 a month, more than Portland.