Physician · Rochester, MN
Physician in Rochester: $10,856/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Rochester. Pay is estimated at $253,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Rochester ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,856 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 198 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,856
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$253,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $253,500.
- Taxes$7,202
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$10,856
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $253,500
- Federal income tax
- −$53,383
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,075
- State income tax (MN)
- −$17,966
- Take-home pay
- $167,076
- Effective tax rate
- 34.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$21,125 gross, minus $7,202 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$10,856
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Rochester?
$253,500 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 Rochester?
$10,856 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 15.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 198 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Rochester.