Physical therapist · Tuscaloosa, AL

Physical therapist in Tuscaloosa: $3,537/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Tuscaloosa at $106,450 a year. About 120 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $75,160 and the 90th is $139,050. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,537 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gadsden, about 121 miles away, at $3,936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,537

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$106,450

$75,160 to $139,050

Rent (1 bd)

$930

$1,107 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 0.66

Pay rank

62nd of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $106,450.

Taxes$2,448
Rent$930
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$3,537

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $106,450
Federal income tax: −$15,033
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,143
State income tax (AL): −$5,133
City / county wage tax: −$1,065
Take-home pay: $77,077
Effective tax rate: 27.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $930
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,886

Left over each month

$8,871 gross, minus $2,448 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.

$3,537

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gadsden, $3,936/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Tuscaloosa?

$106,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,537 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Gadsden, about 121 miles away, leaves $3,936 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.