Physician · Rochester, NY
Physician in Rochester: $9,960/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Rochester. Pay is estimated at $229,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Rochester ranks 97th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,960 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 185 miles away, at $10,676 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,960
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$229,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
97th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $229,500.
- Taxes$6,082
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$9,960
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $229,500
- Federal income tax
- −$45,703
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,511
- State income tax (NY)
- −$12,774
- Take-home pay
- $156,512
- Effective tax rate
- 31.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$19,125 gross, minus $6,082 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$9,960
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $10,676/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Rochester?
$229,500 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?
$9,960 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 15.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Albany, about 185 miles away, leaves $10,676 a month, more than Rochester.