Physician · Raleigh, NC

Physician take-home pay in Raleigh: $10,744 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $241,500 in Raleigh, NC, after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,744

Local pay (annual)

$241,500

$13,953 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,249

$1,487 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$6,172
  • Rent$1,249
  • Other living costs$1,960
  • Left over$10,744

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$241,500
Federal income tax
−$49,543
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,793
State income tax (NC)
−$9,722
Take-home pay
$167,442
Effective tax rate
30.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,249
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$568
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,209

Left over each month

$20,125 gross, minus $6,172 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.

$10,744

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Raleigh?

On a local physician wage of about $241,500, leftover after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249 is about $10,744 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Raleigh tax a physician paycheck?

Raleigh is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

How does Raleigh compare for a physician?

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