Physical therapist · Boise, ID

Physical therapist in Boise: $2,850/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Boise at $100,120 a year. About 400 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $79,120 and the 90th is $122,510. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,850 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 235 miles away, at $3,173 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,850

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,120

$79,120 to $122,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,383

$1,647 (2 bd)

Employment

400

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

209th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,120.

Taxes$2,181
Rent$1,383
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$2,850

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,120
Federal income tax: −$13,640
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,659
State income tax (ID): −$4,870
Take-home pay: $73,950
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,383
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,313

Left over each month

$8,343 gross, minus $2,181 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.

$2,850

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $3,173/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Boise?

$100,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,850 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Salt Lake City, about 235 miles away, leaves $3,173 a month, more than Boise.