Physician · Santa Rosa, CA

Physician in Santa Rosa: $9,284/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Santa Rosa. Pay is estimated at $248,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Santa Rosa ranks 29th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,284 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 62 miles away, at $11,746 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$9,284

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$248,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

29th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

9.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $248,000.

Taxes$7,138
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$9,284

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $248,000
Federal income tax: −$51,623
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,946
State income tax (CA): −$19,091
Take-home pay: $162,340
Effective tax rate: 34.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$20,667 gross, minus $7,138 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$9,284

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 Santa Rosa?

$248,000 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 Santa Rosa?

$9,284 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

San Francisco, about 62 miles away, leaves $11,746 a month, more than Santa Rosa.