Physician · Scranton, PA
Physician in Scranton: $9,397/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Scranton. Pay is estimated at $213,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Scranton ranks 202nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 16.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,397 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 210 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,397
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$213,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
202nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
16.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $213,500.
- Taxes$5,284
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$2,041
- Left over$9,397
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $213,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,583
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,135
- State income tax (PA)
- −$6,554
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,135
- Take-home pay
- $150,092
- Effective tax rate
- 29.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,111
Left over each month
$17,792 gross, minus $5,284 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.
$9,397
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Scranton?
$213,500 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 Scranton?
$9,397 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 16.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 210 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Scranton.