Physical therapist · Gadsden, AL
Physical therapist in Gadsden: $3,936/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Gadsden at $106,720 a year. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.72). The 10th percentile is $76,530 and the 90th is $143,390. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 16.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/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 $3,936 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Spartanburg is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,677 left over a month), and Gadsden still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,936
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,720
$76,530 to $143,390
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.72
Pay rank
59th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
16.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $106,720.
- Taxes$2,456
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$3,936
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,720
- Federal income tax
- −$15,092
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,164
- State income tax (AL)
- −$5,146
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,067
- Take-home pay
- $77,250
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$8,893 gross, minus $2,456 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$3,936
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $3,677/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Gadsden?
$106,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Gadsden?
$3,936 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 $546, and pay covers 16.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Gadsden leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Spartanburg at $3,677 a month.