Physical therapist · Muncie, IN
Physical therapist in Muncie: $3,591/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Muncie at $101,710 a year. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $73,480 and the 90th is $117,540. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,591 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 190 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,591
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,710
$73,480 to $117,540
Rent (1 bd)
$749
$892 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
163rd of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $101,710.
- Taxes$2,193
- Rent$749
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,591
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,990
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,781
- State income tax (IN)
- −$3,021
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,526
- Take-home pay
- $75,392
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $749
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,692
Left over each month
$8,476 gross, minus $2,193 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.
$3,591
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 Muncie?
$101,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Muncie?
$3,591 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur, about 190 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Muncie.