Physical therapist · New York, NY
Physical therapist in New York: $1,085/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in New York at $107,650 a year. About 21,240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $75,390 and the 90th is $141,870. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,085 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 174 miles away, at $3,652 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,085
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,650
$75,390 to $141,870
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
21,240
Location quotient 1.30
Pay rank
53rd of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $107,650.
- Taxes$2,723
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$1,085
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,650
- Federal income tax
- −$14,853
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,235
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,411
- City / county wage tax
- −$4,173
- Take-home pay
- $74,979
- Effective tax rate
- 30.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$1,085 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $3,652/mo.
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Compare New York with another city
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in New York?
$107,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 21,240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in New York?
$1,085 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Williamsport, about 174 miles away, leaves $3,652 a month, more than New York.