Physician · Salem, OR
Physician in Salem: $8,225/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Salem. Pay is estimated at $214,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Salem ranks 198th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $8,225 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 185 miles away, at $13,310 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,225
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$214,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
198th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $214,000.
- Taxes$6,172
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$8,225
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $214,000
- Federal income tax
- −$40,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,147
- State income tax (OR)
- −$19,176
- Take-home pay
- $139,934
- Effective tax rate
- 34.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$17,833 gross, minus $6,172 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$8,225
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $13,310/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Salem?
$214,000 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 Salem?
$8,225 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 14.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Seattle, about 185 miles away, leaves $13,310 a month, more than Salem.