State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Illinois, $105,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+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
Illinois
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $105,250
- p25
- $95,940
- p75
- $122,920
- p10
- $83,000
- p90
- $140,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.