Physical therapist · Traverse City, MI

Physical therapist in Traverse City: $2,941/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Traverse City at $101,640 a year. About 240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.06). The 10th percentile is $81,880 and the 90th is $124,060. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,941 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 123 miles away, at $3,572 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,941

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,640

$81,880 to $124,060

Rent (1 bd)

$1,399

$1,666 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 2.06

Pay rank

166th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $101,640.

Taxes$2,237
Rent$1,399
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$2,941

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,640
Federal income tax: −$13,975
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,775
State income tax (MI): −$4,082
City / county wage tax: −$1,016
Take-home pay: $74,792
Effective tax rate: 26.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,399
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,292

Left over each month

$8,470 gross, minus $2,237 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.

$2,941

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $3,572/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Traverse City?

$101,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,941 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 123 miles away, leaves $3,572 a month, more than Traverse City.