State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Iowa, $97,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.3% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.2%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+1.3%
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
Iowa
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $97,560
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $106,070
- p10
- $73,780
- p90
- $120,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +80%
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.