Physical therapist · Dayton, OH

Physical therapist in Dayton: $3,488/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Dayton at $103,330 a year. About 780 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $80,140 and the 90th is $135,020. Pay ranks 114th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,018/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,488 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 20 miles away, at $3,729 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,488

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,330

$80,140 to $135,020

Rent (1 bd)

$1,018

$1,212 (2 bd)

Employment

780

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

114th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $103,330.

Taxes$2,206
Rent$1,018
Other living costs$1,899
Left over$3,488

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,330
Federal income tax: −$14,347
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,905
State income tax (OH): −$2,150
City / county wage tax: −$2,067
Take-home pay: $76,862
Effective tax rate: 25.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,018
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,917

Left over each month

$8,611 gross, minus $2,206 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.

$3,488

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,729/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Dayton?

$103,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,488 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,018, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Springfield, about 20 miles away, leaves $3,729 a month, more than Dayton.