Physician · San Diego, CA

Physician take-home pay in San Diego: $9,477 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $260,500 in San Diego, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$9,477

Local pay (annual)

$260,500

$14,115 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$2,291

$2,727 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$7,593
  • Rent$2,291
  • Other living costs$2,347
  • Left over$9,477

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$260,500
Federal income tax
−$55,623
Social Security and Medicare
−$15,240
State income tax (CA)
−$20,254
Take-home pay
$169,383
Effective tax rate
35.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$2,291
Groceries
$468
Getting around
$650
Healthcare
$527
Utilities and internet
$293
Everything else
$410
Total spending
$4,638

Left over each month

$21,708 gross, minus $7,593 in tax and $4,638 in living costs.

$9,477

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in San Diego?

On a local physician wage of about $260,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291 is about $9,477 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does San Diego tax a physician paycheck?

San Diego is in California, which taxes wage income.

How does San Diego compare for a physician?

Open the San Diego paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.