State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Massachusetts, $103,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.1%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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
Massachusetts
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $103,790
- p25
- $94,750
- p75
- $121,710
- p10
- $82,760
- p90
- $130,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.