Physical therapist · Grand Island, NE

Physical therapist in Grand Island: $2,604/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Grand Island at $87,080 a year. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $74,470 and the 90th is $108,080. Pay ranks 365th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,604 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, at $3,640 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,604

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$87,080

$74,470 to $108,080

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 1.34

Pay rank

365th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $87,080.

Taxes$1,757
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$2,604

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $87,080
Federal income tax: −$10,772
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,662
State income tax (NE): −$3,649
Take-home pay: $65,998
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$7,257 gross, minus $1,757 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$2,604

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $3,640/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Grand Island?

$87,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,604 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, leaves $3,640 a month, more than Grand Island.