Salary guide · US

Doctor salary in Boston: can you afford rent?

A Doctor in Boston typically earns $180,000–$520,000/year, with a median around $290,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is $2,900/month.

Affordability verdict

Comfortable

At a typical Doctor salary of $290,000/year, spending on median Boston rent ($2,900/mo) would take up 12% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.

Doctor salary range in Boston

$180,000

Entry level

lower quartile

$290,000

Typical

median estimate

$520,000

Experienced

upper quartile

Medical doctors diagnose and treat patients, working in hospitals, clinics, and private practice. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Boston.

How much rent can a Doctor afford?

25% of income (comfortable)$6,042/mo

30% of income (standard)$7,250/mo

35% of income (stretch)$8,458/mo

Median Boston rent$2,900/mo

Rent landscape in Boston

$1,700

Budget

cheapest 10%

$2,900

Median

most common