Physical therapist · El Centro, CA

Physical therapist in El Centro: $3,745/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in El Centro at $116,950 a year. About 70 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $81,620 and the 90th is $149,200. Pay ranks 23rd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,745 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, at $4,218 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,745

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$116,950

$81,620 to $149,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,009

$1,201 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

23rd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $116,950.

Taxes$2,766
Rent$1,009
Other living costs$2,226
Left over$3,745

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $116,950
Federal income tax: −$17,343
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,947
State income tax (CA): −$6,903
Take-home pay: $83,757
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,009
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $655
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,235

Left over each month

$9,746 gross, minus $2,766 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.

$3,745

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $4,218/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in El Centro?

$116,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,745 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, leaves $4,218 a month, more than El Centro.