Physical therapist · Battle Creek, MI

Physical therapist in Battle Creek: $3,513/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Battle Creek at $103,920 a year. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $83,280 and the 90th is $119,060. Pay ranks 96th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,513 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 173 miles away, at $3,729 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,513

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,920

$83,280 to $119,060

Rent (1 bd)

$897

$1,068 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 1.09

Pay rank

96th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $103,920.

Taxes$2,304
Rent$897
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$3,513

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,920
Federal income tax: −$14,476
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,950
State income tax (MI): −$4,179
City / county wage tax: −$1,039
Take-home pay: $76,276
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $897
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $577
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,843

Left over each month

$8,660 gross, minus $2,304 in tax and $2,843 in living costs.

$3,513

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,729/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Battle Creek?

$103,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,513 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Springfield, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,729 a month, more than Battle Creek.