Physician · Reading, PA
Physician in Reading: $9,939/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Reading. Pay is estimated at $225,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Reading ranks 117th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,939 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 149 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,939
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$225,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
117th 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 $225,500.
- Taxes$5,668
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$2,017
- Left over$9,939
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $225,500
- Federal income tax
- −$44,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,417
- State income tax (PA)
- −$6,923
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,255
- Take-home pay
- $157,482
- Effective tax rate
- 30.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$18,792 gross, minus $5,668 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$9,939
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Reading?
$225,500 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 Reading?
$9,939 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 16.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 149 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Reading.