Physician · Raleigh, NC
Physician in Raleigh: $10,778/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Raleigh. Pay is estimated at $241,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Raleigh ranks 41st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,778 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 206 miles away, at $12,210 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$10,778
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$241,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
41st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $241,500.
- Taxes$6,135
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$10,778
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $241,500
- Federal income tax
- −$48,584
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,314
- State income tax (NC)
- −$9,722
- Take-home pay
- $167,880
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$10,778 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 Raleigh?
$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 Raleigh?
$10,778 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 16.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 206 miles away, leaves $12,210 a month, more than Raleigh.