Physician · St. Louis, MO

Physician take-home pay in St. Louis: $10,196 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $232,000 in St. Louis, MO, after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,144. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,196

Local pay (annual)

$232,000

$13,219 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,144

$1,362 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$6,114
  • Rent$1,144
  • Other living costs$1,879
  • Left over$10,196

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$232,000
Federal income tax
−$46,503
Social Security and Medicare
−$14,570
State income tax (MO)
−$9,977
City / county wage tax
−$2,320
Take-home pay
$158,630
Effective tax rate
31.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,144
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$545
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,023

Left over each month

$19,333 gross, minus $6,114 in tax and $3,023 in living costs.

$10,196

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in St. Louis?

On a local physician wage of about $232,000, leftover after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,144 is about $10,196 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does St. Louis tax a physician paycheck?

St. Louis is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.

How does St. Louis compare for a physician?

Open the St. Louis paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.