Physical therapist · Birmingham, AL

Physical therapist in Birmingham: $2,979/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Birmingham at $97,750 a year. About 1,030 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $77,750 and the 90th is $134,300. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,106/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,979 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gadsden, about 60 miles away, at $3,936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,979

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,750

$77,750 to $134,300

Rent (1 bd)

$1,106

$1,317 (2 bd)

Employment

1,030

Location quotient 1.15

Pay rank

292nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $97,750.

Taxes$2,189
Rent$1,106
Other living costs$1,872
Left over$2,979

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,750
Federal income tax: −$13,119
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,478
State income tax (AL): −$4,698
City / county wage tax: −$978
Take-home pay: $71,478
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,106
Groceries: $364
Getting around: $553
Healthcare: $410
Utilities and internet: $228
Everything else: $319
Total spending: $2,978

Left over each month

$8,146 gross, minus $2,189 in tax and $2,978 in living costs.

$2,979

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gadsden, $3,936/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Birmingham?

$97,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,030 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,979 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,106, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Gadsden, about 60 miles away, leaves $3,936 a month, more than Birmingham.