Physical therapist · Rocky Mount, NC
Physical therapist in Rocky Mount: $3,726/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Rocky Mount at $103,030 a year. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $78,510 and the 90th is $125,420. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,726 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Spartanburg is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,677 left over a month), and Rocky Mount still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,726
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,030
$78,510 to $125,420
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
120th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $103,030.
- Taxes$2,167
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$3,726
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,030
- Federal income tax
- −$14,281
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,882
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,837
- Take-home pay
- $77,031
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$8,586 gross, minus $2,167 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$3,726
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $3,677/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Rocky Mount?
$103,030 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 Rocky Mount?
$3,726 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Rocky Mount leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Spartanburg at $3,677 a month.