Physical Therapists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,083
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$24,917
25.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$81,031
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — 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
$99,000
Kept after tax
$74,083
Worth in national money
$81,031
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Idaho pays physical therapists a middle wage of $99,000, 40 of 51 states and about 3.66% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Idaho this is well-paid work. Of 476 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 54 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $99,000 you keep $74,083 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $81,031 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $96,830.
- Idaho's $99,000 median for physical therapists places it 40 of 51 states, about 3.66% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Idaho publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 54 of 476 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $74,083 after the full tax stack, from $99,000. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $81,031 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $96,830 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $74,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,100 |
| This salary | $99,000 |
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 Idaho | $74,083 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,477 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$273 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $92,755 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$378 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of physical therapists in Idaho earn under $99,000 and half over. The published range runs $74,570 at the tenth percentile to $122,100 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $74,083 take-home in Idaho comes from $99,000. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 54 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $81,031 uses one figure for the whole of Idaho. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 476 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 54.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapists in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $74,570 to $122,100; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $74,083, from $99,000, assumes a single Idaho filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 54 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $81,031, worked from $99,000, 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 Idaho address, on work sitting at 54 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $74,570 at the tenth percentile, $122,100 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $81,031 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho's own levy, $74,083 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($74,570 to $122,100) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho'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 $81,031 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 $74,083 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho 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.