Physical therapist · Niles, MI
Physical therapist in Niles: $3,553/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Niles at $106,020 a year. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $83,350 and the 90th is $109,230. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/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 $3,553 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 177 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,553
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,020
$83,350 to $109,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
65th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $106,020.
- Taxes$2,365
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$3,553
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,020
- Federal income tax
- −$14,938
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,111
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,268
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,060
- Take-home pay
- $77,643
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$8,835 gross, minus $2,365 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$3,553
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 Niles?
$106,020 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 Niles?
$3,553 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 $1,000, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur, about 177 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Niles.