Physical therapist · Wheeling, WV
Physical therapist in Wheeling: $3,558/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Wheeling at $100,920 a year. About 120 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $76,870 and the 90th is $130,300. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,558 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 155 miles away, at $3,729 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,558
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,920
$76,870 to $130,300
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
181st of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,920.
- Taxes$2,130
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$3,558
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,920
- Federal income tax
- −$13,816
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,720
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,026
- Take-home pay
- $75,357
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $693
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $613
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,722
Left over each month
$8,410 gross, minus $2,130 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$3,558
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,729/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Wheeling?
$100,920 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 Wheeling?
$3,558 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Springfield, about 155 miles away, leaves $3,729 a month, more than Wheeling.