Physical therapist · St. Joseph, MO
Physical therapist in St. Joseph: $3,640/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in St. Joseph at $99,310 a year. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $76,410 and the 90th is $118,640. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,640 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Jefferson City is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,598 left over a month), and St. Joseph still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,640
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,310
$76,410 to $118,640
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
241st of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $99,310.
- Taxes$2,067
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$3,640
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,310
- Federal income tax
- −$13,462
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,597
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,741
- Take-home pay
- $74,510
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$8,276 gross, minus $2,067 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$3,640
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jefferson City, $3,598/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in St. Joseph?
$99,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in St. Joseph?
$3,640 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 11.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
St. Joseph leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Jefferson City at $3,598 a month.