Physician · Santa Maria, CA

Physician in Santa Maria: $7,264/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Santa Maria. Pay is estimated at $209,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Santa Maria ranks 238th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,323/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,264 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 180 miles away, at $11,434 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$7,264

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$209,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$2,323

$2,765 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

238th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $209,500.

Taxes$5,757
Rent$2,323
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$7,264

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $209,500
Federal income tax: −$39,527
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,041
State income tax (CA): −$15,511
Take-home pay: $140,421
Effective tax rate: 33.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,323
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,438

Left over each month

$17,458 gross, minus $5,757 in tax and $4,438 in living costs.

$7,264

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $11,434/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Santa Maria?

$209,500 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 Santa Maria?

$7,264 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,323, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

San Jose, about 180 miles away, leaves $11,434 a month, more than Santa Maria.