Physical therapist · Salisbury, MD

Physical therapist in Salisbury: $2,880/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Salisbury at $107,290 a year. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $71,950 and the 90th is $151,280. Pay ranks 55th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,880 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 192 miles away, at $3,726 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,880

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,290

$71,950 to $151,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,433

$1,706 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

55th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $107,290.

Taxes$2,632
Rent$1,433
Other living costs$1,996
Left over$2,880

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,290
Federal income tax: −$15,218
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,208
State income tax (MD): −$4,935
City / county wage tax: −$3,219
Take-home pay: $75,711
Effective tax rate: 29.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,433
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,429

Left over each month

$8,941 gross, minus $2,632 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.

$2,880

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $3,726/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Salisbury?

$107,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,880 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 192 miles away, leaves $3,726 a month, more than Salisbury.