Physician · St. Joseph, MO

Physician in St. Joseph: $9,538/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in St. Joseph. Pay is estimated at $207,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, St. Joseph ranks 257th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 22.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,538 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cedar Rapids, about 226 miles away, at $10,933 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$9,538

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$207,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$754

$898 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

257th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

22.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $207,000.

Taxes$5,143
Rent$754
Other living costs$1,815
Left over$9,538

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $207,000
Federal income tax: −$38,927
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,983
State income tax (MO): −$8,802
Take-home pay: $145,288
Effective tax rate: 29.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $754
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,569

Left over each month

$17,250 gross, minus $5,143 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.

$9,538

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cedar Rapids, $10,933/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in St. Joseph?

$207,000 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 St. Joseph?

$9,538 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 22.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Cedar Rapids, about 226 miles away, leaves $10,933 a month, more than St. Joseph.