Physician · Trenton, NJ

Physician in Trenton: $10,017/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Trenton. Pay is estimated at $246,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Trenton ranks 34th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,017 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 167 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$10,017

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$246,000

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,986

$2,364 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

34th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

10.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $246,000.

Taxes$6,614
Rent$1,986
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$10,017

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $246,000
Federal income tax: −$50,983
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,899
State income tax (NJ): −$13,480
Take-home pay: $166,638
Effective tax rate: 32.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,986
Groceries: $398
Getting around: $438
Healthcare: $448
Utilities and internet: $249
Everything else: $349
Total spending: $3,869

Left over each month

$20,500 gross, minus $6,614 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.

$10,017

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 Trenton?

$246,000 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 Trenton?

$10,017 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Lexington Park, about 167 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Trenton.