Physical Therapists in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,252
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$24,338
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,104
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$98,590
Kept after tax
$74,252
Worth in national money
$84,104
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oklahoma pays physical therapists a middle wage of $98,590, 41 of 51 states and about 4.06% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Oklahoma. It ranks 48 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $98,590 you keep $74,252 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $84,104 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $97,520.
- Oklahoma's $98,590 median for physical therapists places it 41 of 51 states, about 4.06% 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.
- Within Oklahoma, physical therapists ranks 48 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.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $74,252 after the full tax stack, from $98,590. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $84,104 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $97,520 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 | $68,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,000 |
| This salary | $98,590 |
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 Oklahoma | $74,252 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,188 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,643 |
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 | $92,995 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,032 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
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 Oklahoma earn under $98,590 and half over. The published range runs $68,330 at the tenth percentile to $128,000 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $74,252 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $98,590. 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 48 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $84,104 uses one figure for the whole of Oklahoma. 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 48.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapists in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $68,330 to $128,000; 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 $74,252, from $98,590, assumes a single Oklahoma 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 48 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $84,104, worked from $98,590, 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 Oklahoma address, on work sitting at 48 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $68,330 and the top tenth $128,000, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $84,104 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 Oklahoma adds its own income tax on top — which is why $74,252 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($68,330 to $128,000) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $84,104 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 $74,252 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.