Physical therapist · Elizabethtown, KY

Physical therapist in Elizabethtown: $3,465/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Elizabethtown at $104,280 a year. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $58,600 and the 90th is $126,200. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($942/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,465 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 225 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,465

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,280

$58,600 to $126,200

Rent (1 bd)

$942

$1,121 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.86

Pay rank

89th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $104,280.

Taxes$2,345
Rent$942
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$3,465

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,280
Federal income tax: −$14,556
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,977
State income tax (KY): −$4,040
City / county wage tax: −$1,564
Take-home pay: $76,142
Effective tax rate: 27.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $942
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,880

Left over each month

$8,690 gross, minus $2,345 in tax and $2,880 in living costs.

$3,465

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,898/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Elizabethtown?

$104,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,465 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $942, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Decatur, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Elizabethtown.