Physical therapist · Bloomington, IL
Physical therapist in Bloomington: $3,254/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Bloomington at $97,250 a year. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $76,210 and the 90th is $127,350. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,254 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 44 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,254
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,250
$76,210 to $127,350
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
306th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $97,250.
- Taxes$2,094
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$3,254
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,250
- Federal income tax
- −$13,009
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,440
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,677
- Take-home pay
- $72,125
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$8,104 gross, minus $2,094 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$3,254
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,898/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Bloomington?
$97,250 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 Bloomington?
$3,254 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur, about 44 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Bloomington.