Physical therapist · Dothan, AL

Physical therapist in Dothan: $3,053/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Dothan at $95,460 a year. About 120 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $73,770 and the 90th is $150,640. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,053 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gadsden, about 196 miles away, at $3,936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,053

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$95,460

$73,770 to $150,640

Rent (1 bd)

$825

$982 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 1.12

Pay rank

333rd 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 $95,460.

Taxes$2,121
Rent$825
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$3,053

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $95,460
Federal income tax: −$12,615
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,303
State income tax (AL): −$4,583
City / county wage tax: −$955
Take-home pay: $70,005
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $825
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,781

Left over each month

$7,955 gross, minus $2,121 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.

$3,053

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gadsden, $3,936/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Dothan?

$95,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,053 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $825, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Gadsden, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,936 a month, more than Dothan.