Physical therapist · Dallas, TX
Physical therapist in Dallas: $3,795/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Dallas at $107,780 a year. About 6,100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $77,280 and the 90th is $144,740. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,795 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 136 miles away, at $4,701 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,795
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,780
$77,280 to $144,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
6,100
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
51st of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $107,780.
- Taxes$1,927
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$3,795
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,780
- Federal income tax
- −$14,882
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,245
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $84,653
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$3,795 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,701/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Dallas?
$107,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Dallas?
$3,795 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Longview, about 136 miles away, leaves $4,701 a month, more than Dallas.