Physical Therapists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,554
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$26,146
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,167
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$102,700
Kept after tax
$76,554
Worth in national money
$79,167
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Georgia pays physical therapists a middle wage of $102,700, ranking 15 of 51 states and sitting about 0.06% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Georgia. It ranks 56 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $102,700 you keep $76,554, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $79,167 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $103,240, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Georgia's median for physical therapists is $102,700, about 0.06% above the national figure and 15 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Georgia, physical therapists ranks 56 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for physical therapists on $102,700 is $76,554. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $79,167 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $103,240 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,630 |
| This salary | $102,700 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $76,554 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,079 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,270 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $96,267 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,898 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $102,700. The published range is $78,580 up to $130,630, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $76,554, from $102,700, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 56 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $79,167 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 56.
- Reported values are medians; for physical therapists in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $78,580 to $130,630. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $76,554 from $102,700. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 56 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $79,167, worked from $102,700, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 56 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $78,580 and the top tenth $130,630, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $79,167 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Georgia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $76,554 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($78,580 to $130,630) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $79,167 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $76,554 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.