Physical therapist · Stockton, CA

Physical therapist in Stockton: $3,452/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Stockton at $124,260 a year. About 350 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $91,480 and the 90th is $156,830. Pay ranks 17th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,452 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 121 miles away, at $4,529 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,452

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,260

$91,480 to $156,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,674

$1,993 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

17th 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 $124,260.

Taxes$3,013
Rent$1,674
Other living costs$2,216
Left over$3,452

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,260
Federal income tax: −$19,069
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,506
State income tax (CA): −$7,583
Take-home pay: $88,101
Effective tax rate: 29.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,674
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $646
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,890

Left over each month

$10,355 gross, minus $3,013 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.

$3,452

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $4,529/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Stockton?

$124,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,452 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Chico, about 121 miles away, leaves $4,529 a month, more than Stockton.