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Physician · Riverside, CA

Physician in Riverside: $8,364/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Riverside. Pay is estimated at $225,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Riverside ranks 118th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,364 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 132 miles away, at $10,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$8,364

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$225,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,940

$2,309 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

118th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $225,000.

  • Taxes$6,265
  • Rent$1,940
  • Other$2,181
  • Left$8,364

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$225,000
Federal income tax
−$43,304
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,927
State income tax (CA)
−$16,952
Take-home pay
$149,817
Effective tax rate
33.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,940
Groceries
$424
Getting around
$644
Healthcare
$477
Utilities and internet
$265
Everything else
$371
Total spending
$4,121

After tax and rent

$8,364 left/mo

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $10,588/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Riverside?

$225,000 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 Riverside?

$8,364 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Las Vegas, about 132 miles away, leaves $10,588 a month, more than Riverside.

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