Physical therapist · Chico, CA
Physical therapist in Chico: $4,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Chico at $134,970 a year. About 180 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $89,710 and the 90th is $149,110. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,529 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Carson City is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,518 left over a month), and Chico still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,970
$89,710 to $149,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
6th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $134,970.
- Taxes$3,379
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$4,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,970
- Federal income tax
- −$21,640
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,325
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,579
- Take-home pay
- $94,426
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$11,248 gross, minus $3,379 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$4,529
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $4,518/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Chico?
$134,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Chico?
$4,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Chico leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Carson City at $4,518 a month.