Physical therapist · Monroe, MI
Physical therapist in Monroe: $3,390/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Monroe at $102,510 a year. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $79,750 and the 90th is $117,830. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,390 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 139 miles away, at $3,729 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,390
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,510
$79,750 to $117,830
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
140th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $102,510.
- Taxes$2,263
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$3,390
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,510
- Federal income tax
- −$14,166
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,842
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,119
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,025
- Take-home pay
- $75,358
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,890
Left over each month
$8,543 gross, minus $2,263 in tax and $2,890 in living costs.
$3,390
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,729/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Monroe?
$102,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Monroe?
$3,390 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Springfield, about 139 miles away, leaves $3,729 a month, more than Monroe.