Physical therapist · Tulsa, OK

Physical therapist in Tulsa: $3,458/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Tulsa at $100,840 a year. About 710 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $74,780 and the 90th is $127,510. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($967/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,458 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 184 miles away, at $4,392 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,458

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,840

$74,780 to $127,510

Rent (1 bd)

$967

$1,151 (2 bd)

Employment

710

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

186th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,840.

Taxes$2,151
Rent$967
Other living costs$1,827
Left over$3,458

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,840
Federal income tax: −$13,799
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,714
State income tax (OK): −$4,300
Take-home pay: $75,027
Effective tax rate: 25.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $967
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $536
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,794

Left over each month

$8,403 gross, minus $2,151 in tax and $2,794 in living costs.

$3,458

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $4,392/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Tulsa?

$100,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,458 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $967, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Sherman, about 184 miles away, leaves $4,392 a month, more than Tulsa.