Physical therapist · Sioux City, IA

Physical therapist in Sioux City: $3,413/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Sioux City at $100,380 a year. About 100 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $69,900 and the 90th is $109,520. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,413 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, at $3,640 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,413

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,380

$69,900 to $109,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

197th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,380.

Taxes$2,053
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$3,413

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,380
Federal income tax: −$13,698
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,679
State income tax (IA): −$3,260
Take-home pay: $75,744
Effective tax rate: 24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$8,365 gross, minus $2,053 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$3,413

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $3,640/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Sioux City?

$100,380 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 Sioux City?

$3,413 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,640 a month, more than Sioux City.