Physical therapist · Sandusky, OH

Physical therapist in Sandusky: $3,569/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Sandusky at $102,210 a year. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $78,290 and the 90th is $123,350. Pay ranks 150th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($830/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,569 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 122 miles away, at $3,729 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,569

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,210

$78,290 to $123,350

Rent (1 bd)

$830

$988 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.61

Pay rank

150th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $102,210.

Taxes$2,173
Rent$830
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$3,569

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $102,210
Federal income tax: −$14,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,819
State income tax (OH): −$2,111
City / county wage tax: −$2,044
Take-home pay: $76,136
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $830
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $587
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,776

Left over each month

$8,518 gross, minus $2,173 in tax and $2,776 in living costs.

$3,569

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,729/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Sandusky?

$102,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,569 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $830, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Springfield, about 122 miles away, leaves $3,729 a month, more than Sandusky.