Physician · Sacramento, CA
Physician in Sacramento: $9,694/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Sacramento. Pay is estimated at $246,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Sacramento ranks 32nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,694 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 98 miles away, at $11,800 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$9,694
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$246,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
32nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $246,500.
- Taxes$7,047
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$9,694
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $246,500
- Federal income tax
- −$50,184
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,432
- State income tax (CA)
- −$18,952
- Take-home pay
- $161,933
- Effective tax rate
- 34.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$9,694 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $11,800/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Sacramento?
$246,500 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 Sacramento?
$9,694 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
San Francisco, about 98 miles away, leaves $11,800 a month, more than Sacramento.