State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Kansas, $98,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.3%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
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
Kansas
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $98,290
- p25
- $78,680
- p75
- $107,780
- p10
- $72,290
- p90
- $122,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.