Physical therapist · Bakersfield, CA

Physical therapist in Bakersfield: $3,933/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Bakersfield at $125,490 a year. About 310 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $98,300 and the 90th is $156,370. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,933 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, at $4,218 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,933

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,490

$98,300 to $156,370

Rent (1 bd)

$1,218

$1,450 (2 bd)

Employment

310

Location quotient 0.53

Pay rank

14th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $125,490.

Taxes$3,055
Rent$1,218
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$3,933

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,490
Federal income tax: −$19,365
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,600
State income tax (CA): −$7,698
Take-home pay: $88,828
Effective tax rate: 29.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,218
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,469

Left over each month

$10,458 gross, minus $3,055 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.

$3,933

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $4,218/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Bakersfield?

$125,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Bakersfield?

$3,933 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, leaves $4,218 a month, more than Bakersfield.