State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Louisiana, $98,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.8% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
+17%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+0.8%
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
Louisiana
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $98,530
- p25
- $77,740
- p75
- $109,650
- p10
- $60,150
- p90
- $127,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.