Physical therapist · Fairbanks, AK

Physical therapist in Fairbanks: $3,667/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Fairbanks at $113,570 a year. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $94,090 and the 90th is $128,140. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,667 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Anchorage is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,615 left over a month), and Fairbanks still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,667

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$113,570

$94,090 to $128,140

Rent (1 bd)

$1,378

$1,640 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

32nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $113,570.

Taxes$2,107
Rent$1,378
Other living costs$2,312
Left over$3,667

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $113,570
Federal income tax: −$16,599
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,688
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $88,282
Effective tax rate: 22.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,378
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $656
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,690

Left over each month

$9,464 gross, minus $2,107 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.

$3,667

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $3,615/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Fairbanks?

$113,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,667 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Fairbanks leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Anchorage at $3,615 a month.