Physical therapist · Lawton, OK
Physical therapist in Lawton: $3,497/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Lawton at $98,590 a year. About 60 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $75,730 and the 90th is $121,120. Pay ranks 266th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 203 miles away, at $4,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,497
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,590
$75,730 to $121,120
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
266th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $98,590.
- Taxes$2,087
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,821
- Left over$3,497
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,590
- Federal income tax
- −$13,304
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,542
- State income tax (OK)
- −$4,193
- Take-home pay
- $73,551
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $359
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $404
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $314
- Total spending
- $2,632
Left over each month
$8,216 gross, minus $2,087 in tax and $2,632 in living costs.
$3,497
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $4,399/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Lawton?
$98,590 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 Lawton?
$3,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Amarillo, about 203 miles away, leaves $4,399 a month, more than Lawton.