Physical Therapists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,181
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$26,829
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,390
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$102,010
Kept after tax
$75,181
Worth in national money
$76,390
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 18 of 51 states for physical therapists, with a middle wage of $102,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 69 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $102,010, take-home of $75,181 is worth roughly $76,390 in national money. The average comes to $102,240, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 18 of 51 for physical therapists at $102,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 69 of 490 — 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.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for physical therapists, whose median is $102,010, the adjusted figure of $76,390 differs little from $75,181 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $102,240 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $83,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,340 |
| This salary | $102,010 |
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 Minnesota | $75,181 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,594 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,547 |
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 | $94,315 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,043 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
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 Minnesota earn under $102,010 and half over. The published range runs $83,570 at the tenth percentile to $121,340 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $75,181 take-home in Minnesota comes from $102,010. 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 69 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $76,390, the adjusted value of that $102,010 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 69 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapists in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $83,570 to $121,340; 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 $75,181, from $102,010, assumes a single Minnesota 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 69 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $76,390 — the adjusted value of that $102,010 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 69 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $83,570 at the bottom tenth to $121,340 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $76,390 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $75,181.
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 ($83,570 to $121,340) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota'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 $76,390 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 $75,181 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.