Salary guide · US

Doctor salary in Los Angeles: can you afford rent?

A Doctor in Los Angeles typically earns $160,000–$480,000/year, with a median around $260,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is $2,700/month.

Affordability verdict

Comfortable

At a typical Doctor salary of $260,000/year, spending on median Los Angeles rent ($2,700/mo) would take up 12% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.

Doctor salary range in Los Angeles

$160,000

Entry level

lower quartile

$260,000

Typical

median estimate

$480,000

Experienced

upper quartile

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

How much rent can a Doctor afford?

25% of income (comfortable)$5,417/mo

30% of income (standard)$6,500/mo

35% of income (stretch)$7,583/mo

Median Los Angeles rent$2,700/mo

Rent landscape in Los Angeles

$1,500

Budget

cheapest 10%

$2,700

Median

most common