Physical therapist · Decatur, IL
Physical therapist in Decatur: $4,898/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Decatur at $125,600 a year. About 40 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $85,580 and the 90th is $147,630. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,898 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Springfield is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,220 left over a month), and Decatur still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,898
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,600
$85,580 to $147,630
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
13th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $125,600.
- Taxes$2,923
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$4,898
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,600
- Federal income tax
- −$19,391
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,608
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,080
- Take-home pay
- $90,521
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$10,467 gross, minus $2,923 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$4,898
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $4,220/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Decatur?
$125,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Decatur?
$4,898 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Springfield at $4,220 a month.