Physical therapist · Las Vegas, NV
Physical therapist in Las Vegas: $4,255/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Las Vegas at $116,480 a year. About 1,530 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $86,260 and the 90th is $190,700. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,255 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Bakersfield is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,976 left over a month), and Las Vegas still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,255
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,480
$86,260 to $190,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
1,530
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
25th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $116,480.
- Taxes$2,142
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$4,255
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,480
- Federal income tax
- −$16,796
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,911
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,774
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$4,255 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bakersfield, $3,976/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Las Vegas?
$116,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,530 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Las Vegas?
$4,255 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Las Vegas leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Bakersfield at $3,976 a month.