Physical therapist · Little Rock, AR

Physical therapist in Little Rock: $3,510/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Little Rock at $99,940 a year. About 1,040 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.69). The 10th percentile is $73,640 and the 90th is $126,480. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,510 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 208 miles away, at $4,664 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,510

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,940

$73,640 to $126,480

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

1,040

Location quotient 1.69

Pay rank

217th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $99,940.

Taxes$2,078
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$3,510

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,940
Federal income tax: −$13,601
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,645
State income tax (AR): −$3,685
Take-home pay: $75,009
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$8,328 gross, minus $2,078 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$3,510

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 Little Rock?

$99,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Little Rock?

$3,510 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Longview, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,664 a month, more than Little Rock.