State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In District of Columbia, $101,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.4%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
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
District of Columbia
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $101,640
- p25
- $95,940
- p75
- $128,750
- p10
- $85,620
- p90
- $129,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.