Physician · Worcester, MA
Physician in Worcester: $10,763/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Worcester. Pay is estimated at $255,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Worcester ranks 13th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,763 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 43 miles away, at $11,844 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,763
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$255,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
13th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $255,500.
- Taxes$6,808
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$10,763
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $255,500
- Federal income tax
- −$54,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$15,122
- State income tax (MA)
- −$12,555
- Take-home pay
- $173,800
- Effective tax rate
- 32.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$21,292 gross, minus $6,808 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$10,763
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 Worcester?
$255,500 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 Worcester?
$10,763 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 12.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Manchester, about 43 miles away, leaves $11,844 a month, more than Worcester.