Physician · Roanoke, VA
Physician in Roanoke: $9,597/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Roanoke. Pay is estimated at $221,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Roanoke ranks 138th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,597 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 200 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,597
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$221,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
138th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $221,000.
- Taxes$5,771
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$9,597
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $221,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,983
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,312
- State income tax (VA)
- −$11,961
- Take-home pay
- $151,744
- Effective tax rate
- 31.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$18,417 gross, minus $5,771 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$9,597
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 Roanoke?
$221,000 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 Roanoke?
$9,597 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 16.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 200 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Roanoke.