State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Arkansas, $99,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.4%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $115,280
- p25
- $101,500
- p75
- $129,760
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $133,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Arkansas
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $99,010
- p25
- $81,260
- p75
- $111,470
- p10
- $73,050
- p90
- $127,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.