Physical therapist · Columbus, IN
Physical therapist in Columbus: $2,987/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Columbus at $96,400 a year. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $73,810 and the 90th is $130,420. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,987 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 169 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,987
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,400
$73,810 to $130,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
321st 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 $96,400.
- Taxes$2,042
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$2,987
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,400
- Federal income tax
- −$12,822
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,375
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,862
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,446
- Take-home pay
- $71,895
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$8,033 gross, minus $2,042 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$2,987
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 Columbus?
$96,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Columbus?
$2,987 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur, about 169 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Columbus.