Physical therapist · Lake Charles, LA

Physical therapist in Lake Charles: $2,700/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Lake Charles at $88,900 a year. About 140 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $55,180 and the 90th is $130,360. Pay ranks 362nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,700 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $4,664 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,700

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,900

$55,180 to $130,360

Rent (1 bd)

$1,149

$1,368 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

362nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $88,900.

Taxes$1,689
Rent$1,149
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$2,700

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,900
Federal income tax: −$11,172
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,801
State income tax (LA): −$2,292
Take-home pay: $68,635
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,149
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $3,020

Left over each month

$7,408 gross, minus $1,689 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.

$2,700

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,664/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Lake Charles?

$88,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,700 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $4,664 a month, more than Lake Charles.