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Physical Therapists salary in Daphne, AL

Median pay for physical therapists in Daphne, AL: $83,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $42,340 – $122,700 · about 100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($98,205) by −$14,805 (-15%).

What it's really worth in Daphne

With Daphne's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $83,400 has the buying power of about $88,540 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,039 · median home $373,114 · median rent $1,663/mo.

Full Daphne cost of living & taxes →

How Daphne ranks for this job

On raw pay, Daphne, AL is 182nd of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Daphne's cost of living is applied, it ranks 181st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Daphne sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Daphne

A median home in Daphne, AL costs $373,114 — about 4.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,663/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physical therapists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Daphne.

MetroMedian payvs DaphneRent vs Daphne
Santa Rosa, CA $132,870 +59% 1.6×
San Jose, CA $131,930 +58% 2.2×
Sacramento, CA $131,760 +58% 1.4×
San Francisco, CA $131,050 +57%

Same job elsewhere in AL

MetroMedian payvs DaphneRent vs Daphne
Tuscaloosa, AL $102,940 +23% 0.9×
Birmingham, AL $98,280 +18% 0.9×
Huntsville, AL $97,260 +17% 0.8×
Montgomery, AL $95,110 +14% 0.8×

Staying in AL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physical therapists around Daphne

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Daphne

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.