Physical Therapists in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,776
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$25,124
24.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,455
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — 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
$100,900
Kept after tax
$75,776
Worth in national money
$80,455
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 27 of 51 states for physical therapists, with a middle wage of $100,900. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 63 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $100,900 you keep $75,776, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $80,455 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $100,630, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Michigan ranks 27 of 51 for physical therapists at $100,900. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 63 of 493 — 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.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for physical therapists on $100,900 is $75,776. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $80,455 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 $100,630 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,980 |
| This salary | $100,900 |
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 Michigan | $75,776 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,813 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,679 |
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 | $95,161 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,319 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Michigan earn less than $100,900. The published range is $79,600 up to $123,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $75,776, worked from $100,900. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 63 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,455, the adjusted value of that $100,900 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 63 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for physical therapists in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $79,600 to $123,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $75,776, on $100,900 for work ranking 63 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 63 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $80,455 — the adjusted value of that $100,900 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 63 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $79,600 at the tenth percentile, $123,980 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $80,455.
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 Michigan's own levy, $75,776 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 ($79,600 to $123,980) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan'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 $80,455 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 $75,776 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan 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.