Physical therapist · Providence, RI

Physical therapist in Providence: $2,551/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Providence at $100,290 a year. About 1,440 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $80,470 and the 90th is $129,220. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amherst Town, about 83 miles away, at $3,382 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,551

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,290

$80,470 to $129,220

Rent (1 bd)

$1,740

$2,072 (2 bd)

Employment

1,440

Location quotient 1.17

Pay rank

199th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,290.

Taxes$2,068
Rent$1,740
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$2,551

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,290
Federal income tax: −$13,678
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,672
State income tax (RI): −$3,464
Take-home pay: $75,476
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,740
Groceries: $416
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $468
Utilities and internet: $260
Everything else: $364
Total spending: $3,739

Left over each month

$8,358 gross, minus $2,068 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$2,551

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amherst Town, $3,382/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Providence?

$100,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,440 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Amherst Town, about 83 miles away, leaves $3,382 a month, more than Providence.