Physical therapist · Sacramento, CA
Physical therapist in Sacramento: $3,937/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Sacramento at $131,430 a year. About 1,610 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 $99,240 and the 90th is $159,250. Pay ranks 7th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,937 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 68 miles away, at $4,572 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,937
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,430
$99,240 to $159,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
1,610
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
7th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $131,430.
- Taxes$3,215
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$3,937
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,430
- Federal income tax
- −$20,277
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,054
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,250
- Take-home pay
- $92,848
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$3,937 left/mo
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $4,572/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Sacramento?
$131,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Sacramento?
$3,937 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Chico, about 68 miles away, leaves $4,572 a month, more than Sacramento.