Physical therapist · Fond du Lac, WI

Physical therapist in Fond du Lac: $3,398/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Fond du Lac at $100,130 a year. About 60 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $79,470 and the 90th is $120,330. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,398 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dubuque, about 150 miles away, at $3,721 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,398

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,130

$79,470 to $120,330

Rent (1 bd)

$882

$1,050 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

208th 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 $100,130.

Taxes$2,126
Rent$882
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$3,398

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,130
Federal income tax: −$13,643
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,660
State income tax (WI): −$4,209
Take-home pay: $74,618
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $882
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,820

Left over each month

$8,344 gross, minus $2,126 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$3,398

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dubuque, $3,721/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Fond du Lac?

$100,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Fond du Lac?

$3,398 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Dubuque, about 150 miles away, leaves $3,721 a month, more than Fond du Lac.