Physician · Rocky Mount, NC

Physician in Rocky Mount: $9,286/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Rocky Mount. Pay is estimated at $204,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Rocky Mount ranks 277th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 23.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,286 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 178 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$9,286

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$204,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$716

$852 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

277th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

23.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $204,000.

Taxes$5,021
Rent$716
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$9,286

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $204,000
Federal income tax: −$38,207
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,912
State income tax (NC): −$8,128
Take-home pay: $143,753
Effective tax rate: 29.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $716
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $582
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$17,000 gross, minus $5,021 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$9,286

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 Rocky Mount?

$204,000 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 Rocky Mount?

$9,286 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 23.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Lexington Park, about 178 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Rocky Mount.