Physical therapist · Montgomery, AL

Physical therapist in Montgomery: $2,805/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Montgomery at $96,360 a year. About 170 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $73,790 and the 90th is $125,940. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,121/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 $2,805 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gadsden, about 118 miles away, at $3,936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,805

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$96,360

$73,790 to $125,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,121

$1,335 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 0.59

Pay rank

322nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $96,360.

Taxes$2,148
Rent$1,121
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$2,805

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $96,360
Federal income tax: −$12,813
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,372
State income tax (AL): −$4,628
City / county wage tax: −$964
Take-home pay: $70,584
Effective tax rate: 26.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,121
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,077

Left over each month

$8,030 gross, minus $2,148 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.

$2,805

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gadsden, $3,936/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Montgomery?

$96,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,805 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 $1,121, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Gadsden, about 118 miles away, leaves $3,936 a month, more than Montgomery.