Physical therapist · Paducah, KY
Physical therapist in Paducah: $3,304/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Paducah at $99,330 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 0.87). The 10th percentile is $73,780 and the 90th is $121,530. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,304 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 192 miles away, at $4,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,304
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,330
$73,780 to $121,530
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
239th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $99,330.
- Taxes$2,200
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$3,304
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,330
- Federal income tax
- −$13,467
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,599
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,842
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,490
- Take-home pay
- $72,932
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$8,278 gross, minus $2,200 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$3,304
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 Paducah?
$99,330 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 Paducah?
$3,304 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Decatur, about 192 miles away, leaves $4,898 a month, more than Paducah.