Physical therapist · Virginia Beach, VA

Physical therapist in Virginia Beach: $2,784/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Virginia Beach at $100,840 a year. About 1,470 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $67,650 and the 90th is $128,150. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,784 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 100 miles away, at $3,726 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,784

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,840

$67,650 to $128,150

Rent (1 bd)

$1,454

$1,731 (2 bd)

Employment

1,470

Location quotient 1.12

Pay rank

186th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

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

Taxes$2,214
Rent$1,454
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,784

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,840
Federal income tax: −$13,799
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,714
State income tax (VA): −$5,052
Take-home pay: $74,275
Effective tax rate: 26.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,454
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,406

Left over each month

$8,403 gross, minus $2,214 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.

$2,784

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $3,726/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Virginia Beach?

$100,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,470 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,784 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 100 miles away, leaves $3,726 a month, more than Virginia Beach.