Physician · Traverse City, MI
Physician in Traverse City: $9,026/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Traverse City. Pay is estimated at $213,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Traverse City ranks 202nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,026 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 130 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,026
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$213,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,666 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
202nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $213,500.
- Taxes$5,474
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$9,026
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $213,500
- Federal income tax
- −$40,583
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,135
- State income tax (MI)
- −$8,836
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,135
- Take-home pay
- $147,811
- Effective tax rate
- 30.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,292
Left over each month
$17,792 gross, minus $5,474 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.
$9,026
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Traverse City?
$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 Traverse City?
$9,026 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 130 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Traverse City.