State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Mississippi, $99,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.3%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
-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
Mississippi
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $99,990
- p25
- $83,200
- p75
- $107,130
- p10
- $73,700
- p90
- $121,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.