Physical therapist · Florence, AL

Physical therapist in Florence: $2,562/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Florence at $84,750 a year. About 70 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $74,340 and the 90th is $126,200. Pay ranks 372nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/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 $2,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gadsden, about 109 miles away, at $3,936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,562

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,750

$74,340 to $126,200

Rent (1 bd)

$741

$882 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.69

Pay rank

372nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $84,750.

Taxes$1,803
Rent$741
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$2,562

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,750
Federal income tax: −$10,259
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,483
State income tax (AL): −$4,048
City / county wage tax: −$848
Take-home pay: $63,113
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $741
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,697

Left over each month

$7,063 gross, minus $1,803 in tax and $2,697 in living costs.

$2,562

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 Florence?

$84,750 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 Florence?

$2,562 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 $741, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Gadsden, about 109 miles away, leaves $3,936 a month, more than Florence.