Physician · Waterloo, IA
Physician in Waterloo: $9,878/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Waterloo. Pay is estimated at $210,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Waterloo ranks 229th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 22.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,878 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 239 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,878
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$210,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
229th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
22.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $210,500.
- Taxes$5,106
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$9,878
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $210,500
- Federal income tax
- −$39,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,065
- State income tax (IA)
- −$7,444
- Take-home pay
- $149,224
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$17,542 gross, minus $5,106 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$9,878
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 Waterloo?
$210,500 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 Waterloo?
$9,878 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 22.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 239 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Waterloo.