Physician · Waterbury, CT
Physician in Waterbury: $10,643/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Waterbury. Pay is estimated at $250,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Waterbury ranks 23rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,643 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 119 miles away, at $11,844 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,643
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$250,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
23rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $250,500.
- Taxes$6,809
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$10,643
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $250,500
- Federal income tax
- −$52,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,005
- State income tax (CT)
- −$14,280
- Take-home pay
- $168,792
- Effective tax rate
- 32.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,423
Left over each month
$20,875 gross, minus $6,809 in tax and $3,423 in living costs.
$10,643
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $11,844/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Waterbury?
$250,500 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 Waterbury?
$10,643 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 15.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Manchester, about 119 miles away, leaves $11,844 a month, more than Waterbury.