Physician · Richmond, VA
Physician in Richmond: $9,887/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Richmond. Pay is estimated at $232,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Richmond ranks 77th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,887 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 80 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,887
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$232,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
77th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $232,000.
- Taxes$6,139
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$9,887
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $232,000
- Federal income tax
- −$46,503
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,570
- State income tax (VA)
- −$12,594
- Take-home pay
- $158,333
- Effective tax rate
- 31.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$19,333 gross, minus $6,139 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$9,887
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 Richmond?
$232,000 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 Richmond?
$9,887 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 80 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Richmond.