Physical therapist · Louisville, KY

Physical therapist in Louisville: $3,250/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Louisville at $102,260 a year. About 1,140 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $77,800 and the 90th is $122,130. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,250 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 208 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,250

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,260

$77,800 to $122,130

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

1,140

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

149th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $102,260.

Taxes$2,345
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$3,250

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $102,260
Federal income tax: −$14,111
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,823
State income tax (KY): −$3,960
City / county wage tax: −$2,250
Take-home pay: $74,117
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$8,522 gross, minus $2,345 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$3,250

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,898/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Louisville?

$102,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,140 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,250 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Decatur, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Louisville.