Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA

Physician in San Luis Obispo: $7,670/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in San Luis Obispo. Pay is estimated at $211,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, San Luis Obispo ranks 217th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,013/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,670 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 193 miles away, at $11,746 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$7,670

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$211,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$2,013

$2,396 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

217th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $211,500.

Taxes$5,816
Rent$2,013
Other living costs$2,126
Left over$7,670

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $211,500
Federal income tax: −$40,007
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,088
State income tax (CA): −$15,697
Take-home pay: $141,708
Effective tax rate: 33.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,013
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,139

Left over each month

$17,625 gross, minus $5,816 in tax and $4,139 in living costs.

$7,670

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $11,746/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in San Luis Obispo?

$211,500 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 San Luis Obispo?

$7,670 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,013, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

San Francisco, about 193 miles away, leaves $11,746 a month, more than San Luis Obispo.