Physical therapist · Mobile, AL

Physical therapist in Mobile: $2,834/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Mobile at $94,280 a year. About 240 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 $76,160 and the 90th is $124,680. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,834 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tuscaloosa, about 168 miles away, at $3,537 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,834

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,280

$76,160 to $124,680

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,171 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

344th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $94,280.

Taxes$2,086
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,834

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,280
Federal income tax: −$12,356
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,212
State income tax (AL): −$4,524
City / county wage tax: −$943
Take-home pay: $69,245
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,936

Left over each month

$7,857 gross, minus $2,086 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.

$2,834

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tuscaloosa, $3,537/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Mobile?

$94,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,834 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Tuscaloosa, about 168 miles away, leaves $3,537 a month, more than Mobile.