Physician · Wilmington, NC
Physician in Wilmington: $9,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Wilmington. Pay is estimated at $217,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Wilmington ranks 172nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Raleigh, about 107 miles away, at $10,741 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$217,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
172nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $217,000.
- Taxes$5,383
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$9,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $217,000
- Federal income tax
- −$41,703
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,218
- State income tax (NC)
- −$8,681
- Take-home pay
- $152,399
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$18,083 gross, minus $5,383 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$9,424
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Raleigh, $10,741/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Wilmington?
$217,000 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 Wilmington?
$9,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 13.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Raleigh, about 107 miles away, leaves $10,741 a month, more than Wilmington.