Physical therapist · Riverside, CA
Physical therapist in Riverside: $3,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Riverside at $120,110 a year. About 2,240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $97,370 and the 90th is $164,370. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 132 miles away, at $4,255 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,110
$97,370 to $164,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,940
$2,309 (2 bd)
Employment
2,240
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
21st of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $120,110.
- Taxes$2,832
- Rent$1,940
- Other$2,181
- Left$3,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,110
- Federal income tax
- −$17,594
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,188
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,197
- Take-home pay
- $86,130
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,940
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $644
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $4,121
After tax and rent
$3,057 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $4,255/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Riverside?
$120,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Riverside?
$3,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Las Vegas, about 132 miles away, leaves $4,255 a month, more than Riverside.