Physical therapist · Bowling Green, KY

Physical therapist in Bowling Green: $2,758/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Bowling Green at $91,590 a year. About 220 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $73,900 and the 90th is $117,790. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,758 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 239 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,758

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,590

$73,900 to $117,790

Rent (1 bd)

$948

$1,129 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 1.56

Pay rank

357th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $91,590.

Taxes$1,973
Rent$948
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$2,758

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,590
Federal income tax: −$11,764
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,007
State income tax (KY): −$3,533
City / county wage tax: −$1,374
Take-home pay: $67,913
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $948
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $584
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,901

Left over each month

$7,633 gross, minus $1,973 in tax and $2,901 in living costs.

$2,758

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 Bowling Green?

$91,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,758 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $948, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Decatur, about 239 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Bowling Green.