Physical therapist · Atlantic City, NJ
Physical therapist in Atlantic City: $2,645/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Atlantic City at $101,430 a year. About 290 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $84,940 and the 90th is $120,680. Pay ranks 170th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,654/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,645 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 187 miles away, at $3,614 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,645
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,430
$84,940 to $120,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,654
$1,969 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
170th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $101,430.
- Taxes$2,163
- Rent$1,654
- Other living costs$1,990
- Left over$2,645
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,430
- Federal income tax
- −$13,929
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,759
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$4,271
- Take-home pay
- $75,471
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,654
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,644
Left over each month
$8,453 gross, minus $2,163 in tax and $3,644 in living costs.
$2,645
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $3,614/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Atlantic City?
$101,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Atlantic City?
$2,645 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,654, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Williamsport, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,614 a month, more than Atlantic City.