Physical therapist · Wausau, WI

Physical therapist in Wausau: $3,547/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Wausau at $99,910 a year. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $79,320 and the 90th is $125,800. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,547 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dubuque, about 177 miles away, at $3,721 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,547

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,910

$79,320 to $125,800

Rent (1 bd)

$748

$890 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

218th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $99,910.

Taxes$2,120
Rent$748
Other living costs$1,911
Left over$3,547

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,910
Federal income tax: −$13,594
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,643
State income tax (WI): −$4,198
Take-home pay: $74,475
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $748
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,659

Left over each month

$8,326 gross, minus $2,120 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.

$3,547

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dubuque, $3,721/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Wausau?

$99,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,547 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Dubuque, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,721 a month, more than Wausau.